Alectryon vs pineapple scale

Alectryon tropicus compared with Diaspis bromeliae

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while pineapple scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	pineapple scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Alectryon	Diaspis
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Diaspis bromeliae

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

pineapple scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	pineapple scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

pineapple scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (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.