Alectryon vs starling mite

Alectryon tropicus compared with Ornithonyssus bursa

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while starling mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	starling mite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Alectryon	Ornithonyssus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Ornithonyssus bursa

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

starling mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	starling mite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

starling mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Taiwan.

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.