Bed-jacket vs Fiveangled dodder

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Sapindales (无患子目)	Solanales (茄目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cuscuta
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Cuscuta pentagona

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Fiveangled dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (木兰纲)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Fiveangled dodder
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.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.