Alectryon vs Minute pirate bug

Alectryon tropicus compared with Anthocoris confusus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Minute pirate bug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Minute pirate bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Anthocoridae
Genus	Alectryon	Anthocoris
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Anthocoris confusus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Minute pirate bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Minute pirate bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Minute pirate bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.