Bed-jacket vs Parrotfeather

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Myriophyllum aquaticum

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Parrotfeather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Parrotfeather
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Haloragaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Myriophyllum
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Myriophyllum aquaticum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Parrotfeather share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Parrotfeather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Parrotfeather
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.

Parrotfeather

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.