Bed-jacket vs Exposed sun beetle

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Amara apricaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Exposed sun beetle
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Sapindaceae Carabidae
Genus Alectryon Amara
Species Alectryon tomentosus Amara apricaria

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Exposed sun beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Exposed sun beetle
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.

Exposed sun beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Exposed sun beetle

No description available.

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