Blushing Bolete vs Honey possum

Leccinum scabrum compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bolete	Honey possum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Boletaceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Leccinum	Tarsipes
Species	Leccinum scabrum	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bolete	Honey possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blushing Bolete

The Blushing Bolete (Leccinum scabrum) is a species in the genus Leccinum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.