Bed-jacket vs Smoky Bracket

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Smoky Bracket
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family Sapindaceae Phanerochaetaceae
Genus Alectryon Bjerkandera
Species Alectryon tomentosus Bjerkandera adusta

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Smoky Bracket
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.

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Smoky Bracket

No description available.

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