Alectryon vs Scarce Maple Pigmy

Alectryon tropicus compared with Stigmella aceris

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Scarce Maple Pigmy is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Scarce Maple Pigmy
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Alectryon	Stigmella
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Stigmella aceris

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Scarce Maple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Scarce Maple Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Scarce Maple Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.