Alectryon vs Pill Beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Byrrhus pilula

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Pill Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Pill Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Alectryon	Byrrhus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Byrrhus pilula

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Pill 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.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, 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.