Beaked Earthstar vs Bed-jacket

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Bed-jacket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Geastraceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Geastrum	Alectryon
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Alectryon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Earthstar	Bed-jacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.