Alectryon vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Alectryon tropicus compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Alectryon	Ctenolepisma
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Ctenolepisma lineata

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Four-Lined Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.