Alectryon vs Knopper Gall

Alectryon tropicus compared with Andricus quercuscalicis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Knopper Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Knopper Gall
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	Cynipidae
Genus	Alectryon	Andricus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Andricus quercuscalicis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Knopper Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Knopper Gall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Knopper Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (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.