Alectryon vs Spanish elm

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cordia alliodora

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Spanish elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Spanish elm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cordia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cordia alliodora

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Spanish elm share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Spanish elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.