Chestnut Bolete vs Great Jerboa

Gyroporus castaneus compared with Allactaga major

Key Differences

• Chestnut Bolete is Near Threatened while Great Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Bolete	Great Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gyroporaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Gyroporus	Allactaga
Species	Gyroporus castaneus	Allactaga major

Conservation Status

Chestnut Bolete

NT — Near Threatened

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Bolete	Great Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

Chestnut Bolete

The Chestnut Bolete (Gyroporus castaneus) is a species in the genus Gyroporus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.