Bed-jacket vs Rounded Earthstar

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Geastrum saccatum

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Rounded Earthstar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Rounded Earthstar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Geastraceae
Genus	Alectryon	Geastrum
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Geastrum saccatum

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Rounded Earthstar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Rounded Earthstar
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.

Rounded Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). 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.