Bed-jacket vs Swarming Spine

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Mucronella calva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Swarming Spine
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Sapindaceae Clavariaceae
Genus Alectryon Mucronella
Species Alectryon tomentosus Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Swarming Spine
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.

Swarming Spine

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.

Swarming Spine

No description available.

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