Alectryon vs Dancing Dropwing

Alectryon tropicus compared with Trithemis pallidinervis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Dancing Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Dancing Dropwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Alectryon	Trithemis
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Trithemis pallidinervis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Dancing Dropwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.