Alectryon vs Tree Jelly

Alectryon tropicus compared with Collema subflaccidum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Tree Jelly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Tree Jelly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Collemataceae
Genus	Alectryon	Collema
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Collema subflaccidum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Tree Jelly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Tree Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Tree Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.