Bed-jacket vs Smooth rattlebox

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Crotalaria pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Smooth rattlebox
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Crotalaria
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Crotalaria pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Smooth rattlebox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Smooth rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Smooth rattlebox
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.

Smooth rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (El Salvador, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 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.