Alectryon vs Ringed Emerald

Alectryon tropicus compared with Somatochlora albicincta

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Ringed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Ringed Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Alectryon	Somatochlora
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Somatochlora albicincta

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Ringed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Ringed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Ringed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.