Alectryon vs Headfly

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Headfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Muscidae
Genus	Alectryon	Hydrotaea
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hydrotaea irritans

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Headfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.