Bed-jacket vs Dwarf Laurel

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Kalmia angustifolia

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Dwarf Laurel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Dwarf Laurel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Kalmia
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Kalmia angustifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Laurel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Dwarf Laurel
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.

Dwarf Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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.