Alectryon vs Tear Dropper

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Tear Dropper
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	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.