beach alectryon vs Heath Bee-fly

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Bombylius minor

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while Heath Bee-fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Heath Bee-fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Alectryon	Bombylius
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Bombylius minor

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Heath Bee-fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Heath Bee-fly
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.

Heath Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.