Bird's Eye vs Rove beetle

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Philonthus rectangulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Rove beetle
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Sapindaceae Staphylinidae
Genus Alectryon Philonthus
Species Alectryon subcinereus Philonthus rectangulus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Rove beetle
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.

Rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.

Rove beetle

No description available.

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