Alectryon vs soldier beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cantharis rustica

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while soldier beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	soldier beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cantharidae
Genus	Alectryon	Cantharis
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cantharis rustica

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

soldier beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	soldier 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.

soldier beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.