Bed-jacket vs Mountain yam

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Mountain yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Dioscorea
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Mountain yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.