Bird's Eye vs Felt Saddle

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Helvella macropus

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Felt Saddle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Felt Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Helvella
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Helvella macropus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Felt Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Felt Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) 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.