Alectryon vs Speckled Tar Spot

Alectryon tropicus compared with Rhytisma punctatum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Speckled Tar Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Speckled Tar Spot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Alectryon	Rhytisma
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Rhytisma punctatum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Speckled Tar Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Speckled Tar Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Speckled Tar Spot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.