Bed-jacket vs amarant

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while amarant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	amarant
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Amaranthus
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Amaranthus retroflexus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

amarant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	amarant
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.

amarant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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.