Bed-jacket vs spur-necked forklet moss

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Dicranella cerviculata

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while spur-necked forklet moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	spur-necked forklet moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Dicranella
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Dicranella cerviculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and spur-necked forklet moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

spur-necked forklet moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	spur-necked forklet moss
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.

spur-necked forklet moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.