Bitter Bolete vs False Serotine Bat

Tylopilus felleus compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Bitter Bolete is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Bolete	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boletaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Tylopilus	Hesperoptenus
Species	Tylopilus felleus	Hesperoptenus doriae

Conservation Status

Bitter Bolete

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Bolete	False Serotine Bat
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.

False Serotine Bat

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.