Bitter Bolete vs Equatorial Saki

Tylopilus felleus compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Bolete	Equatorial Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Boletaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Tylopilus	Pithecia
Species	Tylopilus felleus	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Bitter Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Bolete	Equatorial Saki
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.

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.