Alectryon vs Silent Firefly

Alectryon tropicus compared with Photinus indictus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Silent Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Silent Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Alectryon	Photinus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Photinus indictus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Silent Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.