Bed-jacket vs Giant Polypore

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Meripilus giganteus

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Giant Polypore is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Giant Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Meripilaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Meripilus
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Meripilus giganteus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Giant Polypore

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Giant Polypore
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.

Giant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.