Alectryon vs Spot-tailed Dasher

Alectryon tropicus compared with Micrathyria aequalis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Spot-tailed Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Spot-tailed Dasher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Alectryon	Micrathyria
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Micrathyria aequalis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Spot-tailed Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Spot-tailed Dasher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Spot-tailed Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.