Alectryon vs Southern Damselfly

Alectryon tropicus compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Alectryon	Coenagrion
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Coenagrion mercuriale

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.