Bed-jacket vs Staph beetle

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Oligota pumilio

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 Oligota
Species Alectryon tomentosus Oligota pumilio

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

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

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.

Staph beetle

No description available.

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