Alectryon vs Saffron Milk-Cap

Alectryon tropicus compared with Lactarius deliciosus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Saffron Milk-Cap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Saffron Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Russulaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Lactarius
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Lactarius deliciosus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Saffron Milk-Cap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Saffron Milk-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Saffron Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.