Alectryon vs Spruce Tooth

Alectryon tropicus compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Alectryon	Phellodon
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Spruce 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.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.