Alectryon vs Predacious diving beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hydroporus guernei

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Predacious diving beetle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Predacious diving beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Alectryon	Hydroporus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hydroporus guernei

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Predacious diving 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.

Predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.