Bed-jacket vs West Indies cherry

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	West Indies cherry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alectryon	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Prunus myrtifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and West Indies cherry share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	West Indies cherry
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.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.