Bitter Beech Bolete vs Maxwell's Duiker

Caloboletus calopus compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Beech Bolete	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Boletaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Caloboletus	Philantomba
Species	Caloboletus calopus	Philantomba maxwellii

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Beech Bolete	Maxwell's Duiker
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.

Maxwell's Duiker

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.