Bitter Bolete vs Eastern Mole

Tylopilus felleus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Bolete	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Boletaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Tylopilus	Scalopus
Species	Tylopilus felleus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bitter Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Bolete	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

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.