Alectryon vs Water spangles

Alectryon tropicus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Water spangles
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)	Salviniales (水生シダ類)
Family	Sapindaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Salvinia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Salvinia minima

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Water spangles share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (植物)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.