Bed-jacket vs Devil's backbone

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

  • Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Devil's backbone
Kingdom same Plantae (plante) Plantae (plante)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family Sapindaceae Crassulaceae
Genus Alectryon Kalanchoe
Species Alectryon tomentosus Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Devil's backbone share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Devil's backbone
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.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

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.

Devil's backbone

No description available.

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