Alectryon vs Stinking Earthfan

Alectryon tropicus compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Alectryon	Thelephora
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Stinking Earthfan

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.