Alectryon vs Jackfruit

Alectryon tropicus compared with Artocarpus heterophyllus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Jackfruit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Jackfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Moraceae
Genus	Alectryon	Artocarpus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Artocarpus heterophyllus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Jackfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Jackfruit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Jackfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, 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.