Alectryon vs face fly

Alectryon tropicus compared with Musca autumnalis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while face fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	face fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Muscidae
Genus	Alectryon	Musca
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Musca autumnalis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

face fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	face fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

face fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.