Alectryon vs Mountain Webcap

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Mountain Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Mountain Webcap
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	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cortinarius
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Mountain Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.