Alectryon vs Wood Truffle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Tuber dryophilum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Wood Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Wood Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Tuber
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Tuber dryophilum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Wood Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Wood 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.

Wood Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.