Bed-jacket vs variable forklet moss

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Dicranella varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	variable forklet moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Dicranella
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Dicranella varia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and variable forklet moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

variable forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	variable forklet moss
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.

variable forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.