Alectryon vs Eastern Red Bat

Alectryon tropicus compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Alectryon	Lasiurus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Lasiurus borealis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Eastern Red Bat
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 Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.