Alectryon vs Ivy Bee

Alectryon tropicus compared with Colletes hederae

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Ivy Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Ivy Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Colletidae
Genus	Alectryon	Colletes
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Colletes hederae

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Ivy Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Ivy Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Ivy Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.