Bed-jacket vs fire moss

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Ceratodon purpureus

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while fire moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	fire moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Ditrichaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Ceratodon
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Ceratodon purpureus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and fire moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

fire moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	fire moss
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.

fire moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.