Alectryon vs Silky Piggyback

Alectryon tropicus compared with Asterophora parasitica

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Silky Piggyback is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Silky Piggyback
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	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Asterophora
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Silky Piggyback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.