Antrocaryon vs Cubed Fold Truffle

Antrocaryon micraster compared with Hydnotrya cubispora

Key Differences

• Antrocaryon is Vulnerable while Cubed Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antrocaryon	Cubed Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Discinaceae
Genus	Antrocaryon	Hydnotrya
Species	Antrocaryon micraster	Hydnotrya cubispora

Conservation Status

Antrocaryon

VU — Vulnerable

Cubed Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antrocaryon	Cubed Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antrocaryon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cubed Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Germany.

Antrocaryon

The Antrocaryon (Antrocaryon micraster) is a species in the genus Antrocaryon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.