Bed-jacket vs Brown Ant

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Lasius brunneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Brown Ant
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (inseto)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Sapindaceae Formicidae
Genus Alectryon Lasius
Species Alectryon tomentosus Lasius brunneus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Brown Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Brown Ant
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.

Brown Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Brown Ant

The Brown Ant (Lasius brunneus) is a species in the genus Lasius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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