Bed-jacket vs Laurel willow

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Salix pentandra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Laurel willow
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Sapindaceae Salicaceae
Genus Alectryon Salix
Species Alectryon tomentosus Salix pentandra

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Laurel willow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Laurel willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Laurel willow
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.

Laurel willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Laurel willow

No description available.

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