Blushing Bolete vs Northern Bettong

Leccinum scabrum compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Blushing Bolete is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bolete	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Boletaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Leccinum	Bettongia
Species	Leccinum scabrum	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Blushing Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bolete	Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

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.