Antrocaryon vs Mountain Saffron

Antrocaryon micraster compared with Solorina crocea

Key Differences

• Antrocaryon is Vulnerable while Mountain Saffron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antrocaryon	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Antrocaryon	Solorina
Species	Antrocaryon micraster	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Antrocaryon

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antrocaryon	Mountain Saffron
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.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.