Brown oak slender vs Ghost Bolete

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Leccinum holopus

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Ghost Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Gracillariidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Leccinum
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Leccinum holopus

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Ghost Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Ghost Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden