Bird's Eye vs Yellow False Truffle

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Rhizopogon luteolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Yellow False Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Rhizopogon
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Rhizopogon luteolus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Yellow False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Yellow 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.

Yellow False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Norway, and Sweden.

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.