Alectryon vs Straw-colored Sylph

Alectryon tropicus compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Straw-colored Sylph
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	Macrothemis
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Macrothemis inacuta

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Straw-colored Sylph
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.