Alectryon vs potato aphid

Alectryon tropicus compared with Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while potato aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	potato aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Alectryon	Macrosiphum
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

potato aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	potato aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

potato aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (35 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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.