Butter-Foot Bolete vs Cep

Boletus auripes compared with Boletus edulis

Key Differences

• Butter-Foot Bolete is Not Evaluated while Cep is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butter-Foot Bolete	Cep
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Boletales (Boletales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family same	Boletaceae	Boletaceae
Genus same	Boletus	Boletus
Species	Boletus auripes	Boletus edulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Butter-Foot Bolete and Cep share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Boletus.

Conservation Status

Butter-Foot Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Cep

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butter-Foot Bolete	Cep
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butter-Foot Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Cep

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Butter-Foot Bolete

The Butter-Foot Bolete (Boletus auripes) is a species in the genus Boletus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Cep

The Cep (Boletus edulis) is a species in the genus Boletus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Belgium', 'Brazil', 'Denmark', 'Norway', 'Portugal'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States