Coppery Sprite vs Painted Suillus

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Suillus
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.