Spring King vs White-tipped Swift

Boletus rex-veris compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spring King	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Boletaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Boletus	Aeronautes
Species	Boletus rex-veris	Aeronautes montivagus

Conservation Status

Spring King

LC — Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spring King	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spring King

Habitat

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

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.