Alectryon vs Plated Rock Tripe

Alectryon tropicus compared with Umbilicaria muehlenbergii

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Plated Rock Tripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Plated Rock Tripe
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Umbilicaria
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Umbilicaria muehlenbergii

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Plated Rock Tripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Plated Rock Tripe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Plated Rock Tripe

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.