Alectryon vs Pleated tunicate

Alectryon tropicus compared with Styela plicata

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Pleated tunicate is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Pleated tunicate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family	Sapindaceae	Styelidae
Genus	Alectryon	Styela
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Styela plicata

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Pleated tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Pleated tunicate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Pleated tunicate

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Senegal, South Africa), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela).

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.