Alectryon vs Olive Wax Cap

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Olive Wax Cap
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	Hygrophorus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.