Bed-jacket vs Oakes scalewort

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Frullania oakesiana

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Oakes scalewort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Oakes scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Frullania
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Frullania oakesiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Oakes scalewort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Oakes scalewort
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.

Oakes scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.