Bed-jacket vs Blunt-leaved Earwort

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Diplophyllum obtusifolium

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Blunt-leaved Earwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Blunt-leaved Earwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Diplophyllum
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Diplophyllum obtusifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Blunt-leaved Earwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Blunt-leaved Earwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Blunt-leaved Earwort
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.

Blunt-leaved Earwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.

Blunt-leaved Earwort

The Blunt-leaved Earwort (Diplophyllum obtusifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.