Bed-jacket vs Marbled Orbweaver

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Araneus marmoreus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Marbled Orbweaver
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Araneae (Araneae)
Family Sapindaceae Araneidae
Genus Alectryon Araneus
Species Alectryon tomentosus Araneus marmoreus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Marbled Orbweaver
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.

Marbled Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 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.

Marbled Orbweaver

No description available.

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