beach alectryon vs Leopard Earthball

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Alectryon	Scleroderma
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Leopard Earthball
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.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across 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.