Alectryon vs Alpine Grasshopper

Alectryon tropicus compared with Chorthippus alticola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Alpine Grasshopper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Acrididae
Genus	Alectryon	Chorthippus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Chorthippus alticola

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Alpine Grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Alpine Grasshopper
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 Grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 Grasshopper

The Alpine Grasshopper (Chorthippus alticola) is a species in the genus Chorthippus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.