Alectryon vs heath grasshopper

Alectryon tropicus compared with Chorthippus vagans

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while heath grasshopper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	heath grasshopper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Acrididae
Genus	Alectryon	Chorthippus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Chorthippus vagans

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

heath grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	heath grasshopper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

heath grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg.

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.