alstonia vs Amethyst Deceiver

Alstonia boonei compared with Laccaria amethystina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Amethyst Deceiver
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family	Apocynaceae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Laccaria
Species	Alstonia boonei	Laccaria amethystina

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Amethyst Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alstonia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Amethyst Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia boonei) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo. Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Amethyst Deceiver

The Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) is a species in the genus Laccaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.