Alectryon vs Fivefingers

Alectryon tropicus compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Fivefingers
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Araceae
Genus	Alectryon	Syngonium
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Syngonium angustatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Fivefingers share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Fivefingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.