Alectryon vs Sweat Bee

Alectryon tropicus compared with Lasioglossum leucozonium

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Sweat Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Sweat Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sapindaceae	Halictidae
Genus	Alectryon	Lasioglossum
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Lasioglossum leucozonium

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Sweat Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Sweat Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.