Alectryon vs Lined Hooktail

Alectryon tropicus compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Lined Hooktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Alectryon	Paragomphus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Paragomphus lineatus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Lined Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.