Alectryon vs Mantled Baskettail

Alectryon tropicus compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Alectryon	Epitheca
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Epitheca semiaquea

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Mantled Baskettail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Mantled Baskettail

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.