Allegheny Serviceberry vs White Cheese Polypore

Amelanchier arborea compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Amelanchier	Tyromyces
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allegheny Serviceberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Allegheny Serviceberry

The Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) is a species in the genus Amelanchier. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.