Alectryon vs Long-range Firefly

Alectryon tropicus compared with Pyractomena dispersa

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Long-range Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Long-range Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Alectryon	Pyractomena
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Pyractomena dispersa

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Long-range Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Long-range Firefly
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-range Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.