Bed-jacket vs Striate Earthstar

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Geastrum striatum

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Striate Earthstar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Striate Earthstar
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Geastraceae
Genus	Alectryon	Geastrum
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Geastrum striatum

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Striate Earthstar

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Striate Earthstar
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.

Striate Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.