Alectryon vs Emerald Ash Borer

Alectryon tropicus compared with Agrilus planipennis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Emerald Ash Borer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Emerald Ash Borer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Buprestidae
Genus	Alectryon	Agrilus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Agrilus planipennis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Emerald Ash Borer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Emerald Ash Borer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Emerald Ash Borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.