Bitter Bolete vs Marbled cat

Tylopilus felleus compared with Pardofelis marmorata

Key Differences

• Bitter Bolete is Least Concern while Marbled cat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Bolete	Marbled 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	Pardofelis
Species	Tylopilus felleus	Pardofelis marmorata

Conservation Status

Bitter Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Bolete	Marbled 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.

Marbled 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.