Butterfly-leaf vs Ghost Bolete

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Leccinum holopus

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Ghost Bolete
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Fabaceae	Boletaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Leccinum
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Leccinum holopus

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Ghost Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ghost Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

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

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.