Alectryon vs Flat grain beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cryptolestes pusillus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Flat grain beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Flat grain beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Laemophloeidae
Genus	Alectryon	Cryptolestes
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cryptolestes pusillus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Flat grain beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Flat grain 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.

Flat grain beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

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.