Bed-jacket vs intermediate polypody

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	intermediate polypody
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Polypodium
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Polypodium interjectum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	intermediate polypody
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.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.