Bitter Beech Bolete vs Hourglass Dolphin

Caloboletus calopus compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Beech Bolete	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Boletaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Caloboletus	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Caloboletus calopus	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Beech Bolete	Hourglass Dolphin
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.

Hourglass Dolphin

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.