Alectryon vs Elder aphid

Alectryon tropicus compared with Aphis sambuci

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Elder aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Elder aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Alectryon	Aphis
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Aphis sambuci

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Elder aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Elder aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Elder aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, 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.