Alectryon vs Fire ant

Alectryon tropicus compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Fire ant
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Formicidae
Genus	Alectryon	Solenopsis
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Solenopsis geminata

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Fire ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.