Alectryon vs Leopard Earthball

Alectryon tropicus compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Leopard Earthball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Alectryon	Scleroderma
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Leopard Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.