Cep vs chainfruit

Boletus edulis compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cep	chainfruit
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Boletaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Boletus	Alyxia
Species	Boletus edulis	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Cep

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cep	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cep

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cep

The Cep (Boletus edulis) is a species in the genus Boletus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Belgium', 'Brazil', 'Denmark', 'Norway', 'Portugal'].

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.