Bitter Bolete vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Tylopilus felleus compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Bitter Bolete is Least Concern while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Bolete	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Boletaceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Tylopilus	Microcebus
Species	Tylopilus felleus	Microcebus jollyae

Conservation Status

Bitter Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Bolete	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
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.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

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.