Alectryon vs Texas toadflax

Alectryon tropicus compared with Nuttallanthus texanus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Texas toadflax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Texas toadflax
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Nuttallanthus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Nuttallanthus texanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Texas toadflax share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Texas toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Texas toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Japan, 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.