Bed-jacket vs Spiny Cocklebur

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Xanthium spinosum

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Spiny Cocklebur is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Spiny Cocklebur
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sapindaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alectryon	Xanthium
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Xanthium spinosum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Cocklebur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Spiny Cocklebur
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.

Spiny Cocklebur

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (21 countries), Europe (34 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.