Alectryon vs Aniseed Cockleshell

Alectryon tropicus compared with Lentinellus cochleatus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Aniseed Cockleshell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Aniseed Cockleshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Auriscalpiaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Lentinellus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Lentinellus cochleatus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Aniseed Cockleshell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Aniseed Cockleshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Aniseed Cockleshell

Habitat

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

Range

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

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Aniseed Cockleshell

The Aniseed Cockleshell (Lentinellus cochleatus) is a species in the genus Lentinellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.