Alectryon vs Heath Waxcap

Alectryon tropicus compared with Gliophorus laetus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Heath Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Heath Waxcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Alectryon	Gliophorus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Gliophorus laetus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Heath Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Heath Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Heath Waxcap

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.