Bitter Bolete vs Dwarf Brocket

Tylopilus felleus compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• Bitter Bolete is Least Concern while Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Bolete	Dwarf Brocket
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	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Tylopilus	Mazama
Species	Tylopilus felleus	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

Bitter Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Bolete	Dwarf Brocket
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.

Dwarf Brocket

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.