Bed-jacket vs Gum-elemi

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Gum-elemi
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Burseraceae
Genus	Alectryon	Bursera
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Bursera simaruba

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Gum-elemi share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Gum-elemi
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.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.