Bed-jacket vs mountain spike-moss

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Selaginella densa

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while mountain spike-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	mountain spike-moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Selaginella
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Selaginella densa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and mountain spike-moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

mountain spike-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	mountain spike-moss
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.

mountain spike-moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.