Bed-jacket vs Black Colonel

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Odontomyia tigrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Black Colonel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Sapindaceae Stratiomyidae
Genus Alectryon Odontomyia
Species Alectryon tomentosus Odontomyia tigrina

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Black Colonel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Black Colonel
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.

Black Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Black Colonel

The Black Colonel (Odontomyia tigrina) is a species in the genus Odontomyia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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