Bitter Beech Bolete vs Gansu Shrew

Caloboletus calopus compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Bitter Beech Bolete is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Beech Bolete	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Boletaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Caloboletus	Sorex
Species	Caloboletus calopus	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Beech Bolete	Gansu Shrew
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.

Gansu Shrew

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.