Bed-jacket vs False Virginia Creeper

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Parthenocissus inserta

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while False Virginia Creeper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	False Virginia Creeper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Vitaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Parthenocissus
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Parthenocissus inserta

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and False Virginia Creeper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

False Virginia Creeper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	False Virginia Creeper
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.

False Virginia Creeper

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (26 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.