Alectryon vs Extra-striped Snaketail

Alectryon tropicus compared with Ophiogomphus anomalus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Extra-striped Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Extra-striped Snaketail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Alectryon	Ophiogomphus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Ophiogomphus anomalus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Extra-striped Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Extra-striped Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Extra-striped Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.