Alectryon vs Gray-taek Crab

Alectryon tropicus compared with Geothelphusa cinerea

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Gray-taek Crab is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Gray-taek Crab
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Sapindaceae	Potamidae
Genus	Alectryon	Geothelphusa
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Geothelphusa cinerea

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-taek Crab

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Gray-taek Crab
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Gray-taek Crab

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.