Alectryon vs Cubed Fold Truffle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hydnotrya cubispora

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Cubed Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Cubed Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Discinaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Hydnotrya
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hydnotrya cubispora

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Cubed Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Cubed Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Cubed Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Germany.

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.