Bed-jacket vs Deutsche Wespe

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Vespula germanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Deutsche Wespe
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Sapindaceae	Vespidae
Genus	Alectryon	Vespula
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Vespula germanica

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Deutsche Wespe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Deutsche Wespe
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.

Deutsche Wespe

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, 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.