Alectryon vs Irish Threadwort

Alectryon tropicus compared with Telaranea europaea

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Irish Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Telaranea
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Telaranea europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Irish Threadwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Irish Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.