Alectryon vs Ornamental Orbweaver

Alectryon tropicus compared with Larinioides patagiatus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Ornamental Orbweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Ornamental Orbweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Sapindaceae	Araneidae
Genus	Alectryon	Larinioides
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Larinioides patagiatus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Ornamental Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Ornamental Orbweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Ornamental Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.