Sticky Bolete vs Western Painted Suillus

Suillus viscidus compared with Suillus lakei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sticky Bolete	Western Painted Suillus
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Boletales (Boletales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family same	Suillaceae	Suillaceae
Genus same	Suillus	Suillus
Species	Suillus viscidus	Suillus lakei

Evolutionary Relationship

Sticky Bolete and Western Painted Suillus share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Suillus.

Conservation Status

Sticky Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Western Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sticky Bolete	Western Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sticky Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Western Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, Denmark, and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway