Bed-jacket vs Weevil

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Weevil
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Sapindaceae Curculionidae
Genus Alectryon Otiorhynchus
Species Alectryon tomentosus Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Weevil
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.

Weevil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Azerbaijan, Turkey), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.

Weevil

No description available.

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