Bitter Bolete vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Tylopilus felleus compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Bolete	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Boletaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Tylopilus	Calomyscus
Species	Tylopilus felleus	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Bitter Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Bolete	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

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

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Bolete

The Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus felleus) is a species in the genus Tylopilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.