Alectryon vs featherwing beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Acrotrichis cognata

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while featherwing beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	featherwing beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ptiliidae
Genus	Alectryon	Acrotrichis
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Acrotrichis cognata

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

featherwing beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	featherwing beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

featherwing beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 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.