Alectryon vs Silver-rumped Needletail

Alectryon tropicus compared with Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Silver-rumped Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Silver-rumped Needletail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Alectryon	Rhaphidura
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Silver-rumped Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Silver-rumped Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Silver-rumped Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.