Bitter Beech Bolete vs Fishing Cat

Caloboletus calopus compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Bitter Beech Bolete is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Beech Bolete	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Boletaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Caloboletus	Prionailurus
Species	Caloboletus calopus	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Beech Bolete	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Beech Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Beech Bolete

The Bitter Beech Bolete (Caloboletus calopus) is a species in the genus Caloboletus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.