Alectryon vs Little Bluebottle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Calliphora stelviana

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Little Bluebottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Little Bluebottle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Alectryon	Calliphora
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Calliphora stelviana

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Little Bluebottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Little Bluebottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Little Bluebottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.