Alectryon vs Small Chanterelle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cantharellus minor

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Small Chanterelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Small Chanterelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cantharellus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cantharellus minor

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Small Chanterelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Small Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.