Bird's Eye vs Marbled False Truffle

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Elaphomyces muricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Marbled False Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Elaphomyces
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Elaphomyces muricatus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Marbled False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Marbled False Truffle
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.

Marbled False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.