Alectryon vs Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee

Alectryon tropicus compared with Coelioxys inermis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Alectryon	Coelioxys
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Coelioxys inermis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.