Bed-jacket vs European Mink

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Mustela lutreola

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while European Mink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	European Mink
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sapindaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Alectryon	Mustela
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Mustela lutreola

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

European Mink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	European Mink
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.

European Mink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.