Alectryon vs Oxbow Diving Beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hydroporus rufifrons

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Oxbow Diving Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Oxbow Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Alectryon	Hydroporus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hydroporus rufifrons

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Oxbow Diving Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Oxbow Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Oxbow Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.