Alectryon vs rose-grass aphid

Alectryon tropicus compared with Metopolophium dirhodum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while rose-grass aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	rose-grass 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	Metopolophium
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Metopolophium dirhodum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

rose-grass aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	rose-grass 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.

rose-grass aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.