Bed-jacket vs Ganges shark

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Glyphis gangeticus

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Ganges shark is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Ganges shark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Sapindaceae	Carcharhinidae
Genus	Alectryon	Glyphis
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Glyphis gangeticus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Ganges shark

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Ganges shark
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.

Ganges shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.