Bed-jacket vs Willow Shield

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Pluteus salicinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Willow Shield
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Sapindaceae Pluteaceae
Genus Alectryon Pluteus
Species Alectryon tomentosus Pluteus salicinus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Willow Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Willow Shield
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.

Willow Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Willow Shield

No description available.

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