Bitter Beech Bolete vs Harmless Serotine

Caloboletus calopus compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Bitter Beech Bolete is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Beech Bolete	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boletaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Caloboletus	Eptesicus
Species	Caloboletus calopus	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Beech Bolete	Harmless Serotine
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.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.