Bitter Beech Bolete vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Caloboletus calopus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Bitter Beech Bolete is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Beech Bolete	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Caloboletus calopus	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Beech Bolete	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

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.