Bed-jacket vs Fen Ragwort

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Jacobaea paludosa

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Fen Ragwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sapindaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alectryon	Jacobaea
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Jacobaea paludosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Fen Ragwort
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.

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.