Alectryon vs Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Harpalus affinis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Carabidae
Genus	Alectryon	Harpalus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Harpalus affinis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Polychrome Harp Ground 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.

Polychrome Harp Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.