Bitter Bolete vs Chinese Hare

Tylopilus felleus compared with Lepus sinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Bolete	Chinese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Boletaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Tylopilus	Lepus
Species	Tylopilus felleus	Lepus sinensis

Conservation Status

Bitter Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Bolete	Chinese Hare
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.

Chinese Hare

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.