Alectryon vs Orange Tooth

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Alectryon	Hydnellum
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.