Alectryon vs Elegant Polypore

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cerioporus varius

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Elegant Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cerioporus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.