Alectryon vs Flixweed Leaf Beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Psylliodes tricolor

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Flixweed Leaf Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Flixweed Leaf Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Alectryon	Psylliodes
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Psylliodes tricolor

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Flixweed Leaf 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.

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.