Alectryon vs Citrine Forktail

Alectryon tropicus compared with Ischnura hastata

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Citrine Forktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Citrine Forktail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Alectryon	Ischnura
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Ischnura hastata

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Citrine Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Citrine Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Citrine Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Portugal, 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.

Citrine Forktail

The Citrine Forktail (Ischnura hastata) is a species in the genus Ischnura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.