Bed-jacket vs Sharp-tooth smooth hound

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Mustelus dorsalis

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Sharp-tooth smooth hound is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Sharp-tooth smooth hound
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Sapindaceae	Triakidae
Genus	Alectryon	Mustelus
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Mustelus dorsalis

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Sharp-tooth smooth hound

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Sharp-tooth smooth hound
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.

Sharp-tooth smooth hound

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.