Bed-jacket vs Staph beetle

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Tasgius winkleri

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Staph beetle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Staph beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Alectryon	Tasgius
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Tasgius winkleri

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Staph beetle
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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.