Alectryon vs Violet Tooth

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Violet 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	Bankeraceae
Genus	Alectryon	Hydnellum
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Violet 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.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.