Alectryon vs Elm Groundling

Alectryon tropicus compared with Carpatolechia fugitivella

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Elm Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Elm Groundling
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Alectryon	Carpatolechia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Carpatolechia fugitivella

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Elm Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Elm Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Elm Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.