Alectryon vs Downy Jumping Spider

Alectryon tropicus compared with Attulus pubescens

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Downy Jumping Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Downy Jumping Spider
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Sapindaceae	Salticidae
Genus	Alectryon	Attulus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Attulus pubescens

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Downy Jumping Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Downy Jumping Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Downy Jumping Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.