Alectryon vs Delta-spotted Spiketail

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cordulegaster diastatops

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Delta-spotted Spiketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Delta-spotted Spiketail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Alectryon	Cordulegaster
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cordulegaster diastatops

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Delta-spotted Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Delta-spotted Spiketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Delta-spotted Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.