Butter-Foot Bolete vs Red-Mouth Bolete

Boletus auripes compared with Boletus subvelutipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butter-Foot Bolete	Red-Mouth 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	Boletus	Boletus
Species	Boletus auripes	Boletus subvelutipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Butter-Foot Bolete and Red-Mouth Bolete share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Boletus.

Conservation Status

Butter-Foot Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Red-Mouth Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butter-Foot Bolete	Red-Mouth Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butter-Foot Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Red-Mouth Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Butter-Foot Bolete

The Butter-Foot Bolete (Boletus auripes) is a species in the genus Boletus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States