Bath Truffle vs beach alectryon

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Alectryon coriaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	beach alectryon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Paxillaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Melanogaster	Alectryon
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Alectryon coriaceus

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	beach alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Bath Truffle

The Bath Truffle (Melanogaster broomeanus) is a species in the genus Melanogaster. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) 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.