Alectryon vs Silverfish

Alectryon tropicus compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Silverfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Alectryon	Ctenolepisma
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (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.