Alectryon vs Geranium aphid

Alectryon tropicus compared with Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Geranium aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Geranium aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Alectryon	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Acyrthosiphon malvae

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Geranium aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Geranium aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Geranium aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.