Alectryon vs Conical Trashline Orbweaver

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cyclosa conica

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Conical Trashline Orbweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Sapindaceae	Araneidae
Genus	Alectryon	Cyclosa
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cyclosa conica

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Conical Trashline Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Conical Trashline Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.