Amethyst Chanterelle vs Bed-jacket

Cantharellus amethysteus compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Chanterelle	Bed-jacket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hydnaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cantharellus	Alectryon
Species	Cantharellus amethysteus	Alectryon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Amethyst Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Chanterelle	Bed-jacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amethyst Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Amethyst Chanterelle

The Amethyst Chanterelle (Cantharellus amethysteus) is a species in the genus Cantharellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.