Alectryon vs Moustached Darter

Alectryon tropicus compared with Sympetrum vulgatum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Moustached Darter is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Moustached Darter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Alectryon	Sympetrum
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Sympetrum vulgatum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Moustached Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Moustached Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Moustached Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.