Bed-jacket vs Bennett's cowtail

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Hemitrygon bennettii

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Bennett's cowtail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Bennett's cowtail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Alectryon	Hemitrygon
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Hemitrygon bennettii

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Bennett's cowtail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Bennett's cowtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Bennett's cowtail

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Bennett's cowtail

The Bennett's cowtail (Hemitrygon bennettii) is a species in the genus Hemitrygon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.