beach alectryon vs Ground Beetle

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Calathus carvalhoi

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while Ground Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Ground Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Carabidae
Genus	Alectryon	Calathus
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Calathus carvalhoi

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Ground Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Ground Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.