Bed-jacket vs Leaf Parachute

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Marasmius epiphyllus

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Leaf Parachute is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Leaf Parachute
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Marasmiaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Marasmius
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Marasmius epiphyllus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Leaf Parachute

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Leaf Parachute
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.

Leaf Parachute

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.