Alectryon vs Thrips

Alectryon tropicus compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Thrips
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Thripidae
Genus	Alectryon	Aptinothrips
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Aptinothrips stylifer

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.