Bed-jacket vs five-ranked peat moss

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Sphagnum quinquefarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	five-ranked peat moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Sphagnum
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Sphagnum quinquefarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

five-ranked peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	five-ranked peat 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.

five-ranked peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.