Bed-jacket vs Thatch palm

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Thatch palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Arecaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Sabal
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Sabal yapa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Thatch palm share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Thatch palm
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.

Thatch palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.