Bed-jacket vs Marbled False Truffle

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Elaphomyces muricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Marbled False Truffle
Kingdom Plantae (plante) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family Sapindaceae Elaphomycetaceae
Genus Alectryon Elaphomyces
Species Alectryon tomentosus Elaphomyces muricatus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Marbled False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Marbled False Truffle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Marbled False Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) 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.

Marbled False Truffle

No description available.

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