Bed-jacket vs Springtail

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Folsomia candida

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Springtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Springtail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Collembola (springtail)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Entomobryomorpha (Entomobryomorpha)
Family	Sapindaceae	Isotomidae
Genus	Alectryon	Folsomia
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Folsomia candida

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Springtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Springtail
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.

Springtail

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.