Alectryon vs Grayish Button Lichen

Alectryon tropicus compared with Diplotomma alboatrum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Grayish Button Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Grayish Button Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Diplotomma
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Diplotomma alboatrum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Grayish Button Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Grayish Button Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.