Bird's Eye vs Ghost Bolete

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Leccinum holopus

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Ghost Bolete
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Boletaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Leccinum
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Leccinum holopus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Ghost Bolete
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.

Ghost Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.