Alectryon vs Scaly Stalkball

Alectryon tropicus compared with Tulostoma melanocyclum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Scaly Stalkball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Alectryon	Tulostoma
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Tulostoma melanocyclum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Scaly Stalkball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.