Bath Truffle vs chainfruit

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	chainfruit
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Paxillaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Melanogaster	Alyxia
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	chainfruit
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.

chainfruit

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.

chainfruit

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