Alectryon vs Rove beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Quedius cruentus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Rove beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Rove beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Alectryon	Quedius
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Quedius cruentus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Rove 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.

Rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.