Alectryon vs Nut Weevil

Alectryon tropicus compared with Curculio nucum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Nut Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Nut Weevil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Curculionidae
Genus	Alectryon	Curculio
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Curculio nucum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Nut Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Nut Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Nut Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.