Bird's Eye vs Small Chanterelle

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Cantharellus minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Small Chanterelle
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family Sapindaceae Hydnaceae
Genus Alectryon Cantharellus
Species Alectryon subcinereus Cantharellus minor

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Small Chanterelle
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.

Small Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.

Small Chanterelle

No description available.

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