Alectryon vs Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cladonia dimorphoclada

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Prostrate Thorn Cladonia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cladonia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cladonia dimorphoclada

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.