Alectryon vs Alpine Earwort

Alectryon tropicus compared with Diplophyllum taxifolium

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Alpine Earwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Alpine Earwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Diplophyllum
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Diplophyllum taxifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Alpine Earwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Alpine Earwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Alpine Earwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Alpine Earwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

Alpine Earwort

The Alpine Earwort (Diplophyllum taxifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.