Bed-jacket vs Rock Foam

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Stereocaulon saxatile

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Rock Foam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Rock Foam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Stereocaulon
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Stereocaulon saxatile

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Rock Foam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Rock Foam
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.

Rock Foam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.