Bed-jacket vs Dune Brittlestem

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Psathyrella ammophila

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Dune Brittlestem is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Dune Brittlestem
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Psathyrella
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Psathyrella ammophila

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Dune Brittlestem

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Dune Brittlestem
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.

Dune Brittlestem

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as 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.