Bed-jacket vs Jumping Salamander

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Ixalotriton niger

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Jumping Salamander is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Jumping Salamander
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Plethodontidae
Genus	Alectryon	Ixalotriton
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Ixalotriton niger

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Jumping Salamander

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Jumping Salamander
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.

Jumping Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered 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.