Alligatorweed vs Bed-jacket

Alternanthera philoxeroides compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Alligatorweed is Not Evaluated while Bed-jacket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alligatorweed	Bed-jacket
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alternanthera	Alectryon
Species	Alternanthera philoxeroides	Alectryon tomentosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alligatorweed and Bed-jacket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alligatorweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alligatorweed	Bed-jacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alligatorweed

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (14 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Alligatorweed

The Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is a species in the genus Alternanthera. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) 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.