Alectryon vs lesser field grasshopper

Alectryon tropicus compared with Chorthippus mollis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while lesser field grasshopper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	lesser field grasshopper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Acrididae
Genus	Alectryon	Chorthippus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Chorthippus mollis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

lesser field grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	lesser field grasshopper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

lesser field grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.