Alectryon vs red lemur

Alectryon tropicus compared with Eulemur rufus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while red lemur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	red lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Alectryon	Eulemur
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Eulemur rufus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

red lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	red lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

red lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.