Beach moonflower vs Bed-jacket

Ipomoea violacea compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Beach moonflower is Not Evaluated while Bed-jacket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach moonflower	Bed-jacket
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ipomoea	Alectryon
Species	Ipomoea violacea	Alectryon tomentosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beach moonflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach moonflower	Bed-jacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach moonflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Slovakia), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Beach moonflower

The Beach moonflower (Ipomoea violacea) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.