Egyptian rousette vs Painted Suillus

Rousettus aegyptiacus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Egyptian rousette is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Egyptian rousette	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Rousettus	Suillus
Species	Rousettus aegyptiacus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Egyptian rousette	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.