Alectryon vs

Alectryon tropicus compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Alectryon	Stephanoeca
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.