Alectryon vs Mexican Flameknee

Alectryon tropicus compared with Brachypelma auratum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Mexican Flameknee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Sapindaceae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Alectryon	Brachypelma
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Brachypelma auratum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican Flameknee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Mexican Flameknee
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 Flameknee

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.