Alectryon vs White Cheese Polypore

Alectryon tropicus compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while White Cheese Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Tyromyces
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

White Cheese Polypore

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.