Alectryon vs Hide Beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Dermestes maculatus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Hide Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Hide Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Alectryon	Dermestes
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Dermestes maculatus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Hide Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Hide 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.

Hide Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).

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.