Alectryon vs Jointed Charlock

Alectryon tropicus compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Jointed Charlock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Jointed Charlock
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Raphanus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Raphanus raphanistrum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Jointed Charlock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

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.