Alectryon vs Elephant Apple

Alectryon tropicus compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Elephant Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Dillenia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Dillenia indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Elephant Apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.