Alectryon vs Pink Discus

Alectryon tropicus compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Stereaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Aleurodiscus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Pink Discus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.