Bitter Beech Bolete vs Iberian Shrew

Caloboletus calopus compared with Sorex granarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Beech Bolete	Iberian 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 granarius

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Beech Bolete	Iberian 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.

Iberian 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.