Bitter Beech Bolete vs Potto

Caloboletus calopus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Bitter Beech Bolete is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Beech Bolete	Potto
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Boletaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Caloboletus	Perodicticus
Species	Caloboletus calopus	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Bitter Beech Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Beech Bolete	Potto
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.

Potto

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.