Alectryon vs Widow Skimmer

Alectryon tropicus compared with Libellula luctuosa

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Widow Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Alectryon	Libellula
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Libellula luctuosa

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Widow Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.