Brown oak slender vs Ruby Bolete

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Ruby 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	Hortiboletus
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Ruby 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).

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.