Alectryon vs Skin beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Trogoderma angustum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Skin beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Skin beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Alectryon	Trogoderma
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Trogoderma angustum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Skin beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Skin beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Skin beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 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.