Bed-jacket vs large nutmeg

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Apamea anceps

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while large nutmeg is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	large nutmeg
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Alectryon	Apamea
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Apamea anceps

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

large nutmeg

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	large nutmeg
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.

large nutmeg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.