Alectryon vs Yellowfoot

Alectryon tropicus compared with Craterellus tubaeformis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Yellowfoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Yellowfoot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Craterellus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Craterellus tubaeformis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Yellowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Yellowfoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Yellowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.