Alectryon vs Devil's Tooth

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Sapindales (无患子目)	Thelephorales (革菌目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Alectryon	Hydnellum
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Devil's 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.

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.