Bird's Eye vs Fimbry

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Fimbristylis littoralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Fimbry
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Poales (Grasses)
Family Sapindaceae Cyperaceae
Genus Alectryon Fimbristylis
Species Alectryon subcinereus Fimbristylis littoralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and Fimbry share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Fimbry
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) 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.

Fimbry

No description available.

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