Bed-jacket vs Boto

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Sotalia guianensis

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Boto is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Boto
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Sapindaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Alectryon	Sotalia
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Sotalia guianensis

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Boto

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Boto
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.

Boto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.