Alectryon vs Long-legged fly

Alectryon tropicus compared with Dolichopus plumitarsis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Long-legged fly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Long-legged fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dolichopodidae
Genus	Alectryon	Dolichopus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Dolichopus plumitarsis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Long-legged fly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Long-legged fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Long-legged fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.