Bed-jacket vs Welsh polypody

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Welsh polypody
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Polypodium
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Polypodium cambricum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Welsh polypody
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.

Welsh polypody

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.