Bed-jacket vs Cape Pigweed

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Amaranthus capensis

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Cape Pigweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Cape Pigweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Amaranthus
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Amaranthus capensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Cape Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Cape Pigweed
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.

Cape Pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.

Cape Pigweed

The Cape Pigweed (Amaranthus capensis) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.