Alectryon vs Beech Woodwart

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hypoxylon fragiforme

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Beech Woodwart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Beech Woodwart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Hypoxylon
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hypoxylon fragiforme

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Beech Woodwart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Beech Woodwart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Beech Woodwart

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.

Beech Woodwart

The Beech Woodwart (Hypoxylon fragiforme) is a species in the genus Hypoxylon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.