arrow worm vs Bed-jacket

Parasagitta elegans compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Key Differences

• arrow worm is Not Evaluated while Bed-jacket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow worm	Bed-jacket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chaetognatha (arrow worms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Sagittoidea (Sagittoidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Aphragmophora (Aphragmophora)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sagittidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Parasagitta	Alectryon
Species	Parasagitta elegans	Alectryon tomentosus

Conservation Status

arrow worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow worm	Bed-jacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow worm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

arrow worm

The Arrow worm, Parasagitta elegans, is a species. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.