Alectryon vs Ground beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Calathus vicenteorum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Ground beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Ground beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Carabidae
Genus	Alectryon	Calathus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Calathus vicenteorum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Ground beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Ground 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.

Ground beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.