Bed-jacket vs Papyrus

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Cyperus papyrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Papyrus
Kingdom same Plantae (植物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门) Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class Magnoliopsida (木兰纲) Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order Sapindales (无患子目) Poales (禾本目)
Family Sapindaceae Cyperaceae
Genus Alectryon Cyperus
Species Alectryon tomentosus Cyperus papyrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Papyrus share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (木兰植物门)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Papyrus
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.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.

Papyrus

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia