Alectryon vs Waved Pincertail

Alectryon tropicus compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Alectryon	Onychogomphus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.