Alectryon vs Meadow Puffball

Alectryon tropicus compared with Lycoperdon pratense

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Meadow Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Meadow Puffball
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	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Lycoperdon
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Lycoperdon pratense

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Meadow Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.