Alectryon vs Tiny feather-winged beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Ptenidium pusillum

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Tiny feather-winged beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Tiny feather-winged beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ptiliidae
Genus	Alectryon	Ptenidium
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Ptenidium pusillum

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Tiny feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Tiny feather-winged beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Tiny feather-winged beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.