Bitter Bolete vs Fishing Cat

Tylopilus felleus compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Bitter Bolete is Least Concern while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Bolete	Fishing Cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Boletaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Tylopilus	Prionailurus
Species	Tylopilus felleus	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Bitter Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Bolete	Fishing Cat
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.

Fishing Cat

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.