Bed-jacket vs Field Foxtail

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Alopecurus pratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Field Foxtail
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Poales (Grasses)
Family Sapindaceae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Alectryon Alopecurus
Species Alectryon tomentosus Alopecurus pratensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Field Foxtail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Field Foxtail
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.

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.

Field Foxtail

No description available.

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