Alectryon vs Marsh Greenbottle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Lucilia silvarum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Marsh Greenbottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Marsh Greenbottle
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	Lucilia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Lucilia silvarum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Marsh Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Marsh Greenbottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Marsh Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.