Alectryon vs Eastern Pondhawk

Alectryon tropicus compared with Erythemis simplicicollis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Eastern Pondhawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Eastern Pondhawk
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	Erythemis
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Erythemis simplicicollis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Eastern Pondhawk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Eastern Pondhawk

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.