Bed-jacket vs Peruvian peppertree

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Schinus molle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Peruvian peppertree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Schinus
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Schinus molle

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Peruvian peppertree share a common ancestor at the Order level: Sapindales. (Sapindales)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian peppertree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Peruvian peppertree
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.

Peruvian peppertree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 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.