Bed-jacket vs Dune Cup

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Peziza ammophila

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Dune Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Dune Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Peziza
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Peziza ammophila

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Dune Cup
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 Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. 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.