Alectryon vs Gilled lungfish

Alectryon tropicus compared with Protopterus amphibius

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Gilled lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Protopteridae
Genus	Alectryon	Protopterus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Protopterus amphibius

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Gilled lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Gilled lungfish

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.