Bird's Eye vs Silky Piggyback

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Silky Piggyback
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	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Asterophora
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Silky Piggyback
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.

Silky Piggyback

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.