Bitter Bolete vs Blue star

Tylopilus felleus compared with Amsonia orientalis

Key Differences

• Bitter Bolete is Least Concern while Blue star is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Bolete	Blue star
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Boletaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Tylopilus	Amsonia
Species	Tylopilus felleus	Amsonia orientalis

Conservation Status

Bitter Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Bolete	Blue star
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blue star

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bitter Bolete

The Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus felleus) is a species in the genus Tylopilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.