Bed-jacket vs mescal agave

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Agave angustifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	mescal agave
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Agave
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Agave angustifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and mescal agave share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

mescal agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	mescal agave
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.

mescal agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Europe (Spain), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.