Alectryon vs Red Fold Truffle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Red Fold Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Discinaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Hydnotrya
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Red Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.