Bed-jacket vs Cramp Balls

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Daldinia
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Cramp Balls
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.

Cramp Balls

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). 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.