Alectryon vs Cypress aphid

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cinara cupressi

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Cypress aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Cypress aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Alectryon	Cinara
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cinara cupressi

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Cypress aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Cypress aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Cypress aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (China, India, Israel), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (4 countries).

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.