Bed-jacket vs least pouncewort

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Lejeunea cavifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket least pouncewort
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Porellales (Porellales)
Family Sapindaceae Lejeuneaceae
Genus Alectryon Lejeunea
Species Alectryon tomentosus Lejeunea cavifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

least pouncewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket least pouncewort
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.

least pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.

least pouncewort

No description available.

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