Alectryon vs Long Skimmer

Alectryon tropicus compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Long Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Long Skimmer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Alectryon	Orthetrum
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Orthetrum trinacria

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Long Skimmer
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 Skimmer

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.