Alectryon vs Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Alectryon tropicus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Zorro Volador de Lord Howe is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alectryon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.