Bitter Beech Bolete vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Caloboletus calopus compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Bitter Beech Bolete is Least Concern while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Beech Bolete	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boletaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Caloboletus	Acerodon
Species	Caloboletus calopus	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Beech Bolete	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
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.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

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.