Large False Serotine vs Peppery Bolete

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Chalciporus piperatus

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Peppery Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Peppery Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Chalciporus
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Chalciporus piperatus

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Peppery Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Peppery Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peppery Bolete

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, Chile).