beach alectryon vs Peeling Puffball

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Lycoperdon marginatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Peeling Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Lycoperdon
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Lycoperdon marginatum

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Peeling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Peeling 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.

Peeling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Germany, Norway, and United States.

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.