boleto anaranjado vs Slate Bolete

Leccinum aurantiacum compared with Leccinum duriusculum

Key Differences

• boleto anaranjado is Least Concern while Slate Bolete is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boleto anaranjado	Slate Bolete
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	Boletaceae	Boletaceae
Genus same	Leccinum	Leccinum
Species	Leccinum aurantiacum	Leccinum duriusculum

Evolutionary Relationship

boleto anaranjado and Slate Bolete share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Leccinum.

Conservation Status

boleto anaranjado

LC — Least Concern

Slate Bolete

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boleto anaranjado	Slate Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

boleto anaranjado

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Slate Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden