Alectryon vs Pine Bolete

Alectryon tropicus compared with Boletus pinophilus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Pine Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Pine Bolete
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Boletaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Boletus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Boletus pinophilus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Pine Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Pine Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Pine Bolete

Habitat

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

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.