Bitter Bolete vs Chacoan Peccary

Tylopilus felleus compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• Bitter Bolete is Least Concern while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Bolete	Chacoan Peccary
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	Tayassuidae
Genus	Tylopilus	Catagonus
Species	Tylopilus felleus	Catagonus wagneri

Conservation Status

Bitter Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Bolete	Chacoan Peccary
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.

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chacoan Peccary

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.