Alectryon vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Melanogaster
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Stinking Slime Truffle
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 Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.