Alectryon vs Mexican cedar

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cedrela odorata

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Mexican cedar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Mexican cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cedrela
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cedrela odorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Mexican cedar share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Mexican cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Mexican cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.