Apple Pigmy vs chainfruit

Stigmella malella compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Pigmy	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Nepticulidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Stigmella	Alyxia
Species	Stigmella malella	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Apple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Pigmy	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Apple Pigmy

The Apple Pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.