Alectryon vs Orange Cup

Alectryon tropicus compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Orange Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Alectryon	Melastiza
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Orange Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.