Alectryon vs Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Alectryon tropicus compared with Erebia melampus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Lesser Mountain Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alectryon	Erebia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Erebia melampus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Lesser Mountain Ringlet
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 Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.