beach alectryon vs Spindle Shank

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Gymnopus fusipes

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while Spindle Shank is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Spindle Shank
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	Omphalotaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Gymnopus
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Gymnopus fusipes

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Spindle Shank

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Spindle Shank
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.

Spindle Shank

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.