beach alectryon vs False Puffball

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	False Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mycetozoa
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Reticularia
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.