Bed-jacket vs Spearleaf swampmallow

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Pavonia hastata

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Spearleaf swampmallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Spearleaf swampmallow
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Pavonia
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Pavonia hastata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Spearleaf swampmallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Spearleaf swampmallow
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.

Spearleaf swampmallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.