Alectryon vs Cretan Small Heath

Alectryon tropicus compared with Coenonympha thyrsis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Cretan Small Heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Cretan Small Heath
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alectryon	Coenonympha
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Coenonympha thyrsis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Cretan Small Heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Cretan Small Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Cretan Small Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.