Ash Dieback vs Bed-jacket

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Bed-jacket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Bed-jacket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Helotiaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Alectryon
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Alectryon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Bed-jacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. 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.