Alectryon vs Oriental Plane-tree

Alectryon tropicus compared with Platanus orientalis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Oriental Plane-tree is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Oriental Plane-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Platanaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Platanus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Platanus orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Oriental Plane-tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Oriental Plane-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Oriental Plane-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Oriental Plane-tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.