Bean vs Bed-jacket

Phaseolus vulgaris compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bean Bed-jacket
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Fabaceae Sapindaceae
Genus Phaseolus Alectryon
Species Phaseolus vulgaris Alectryon tomentosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bean Bed-jacket
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Bean

The Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is a species in the genus Phaseolus. 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.

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