Bronze Sprite vs Painted Suillus

Arielulus circumdatus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Bronze Sprite is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Sprite	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Suillus
Species	Arielulus circumdatus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Bronze Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Sprite	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Bronze Sprite

The Bronze Sprite (Arielulus circumdatus) is a species in the genus Arielulus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.