Bed-jacket vs Tunux moonwort

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Botrychium tunux

Key Differences

  • Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Tunux moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Tunux moonwort
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family Sapindaceae Ophioglossaceae
Genus Alectryon Botrychium
Species Alectryon tomentosus Botrychium tunux

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Tunux moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Tunux moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Tunux moonwort
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.

Tunux moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Tunux moonwort

No description available.

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