Alectryon vs sable antelope

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hippotragus niger

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while sable antelope is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	sable antelope
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Alectryon	Hippotragus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hippotragus niger

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

sable antelope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	sable antelope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

sable antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.