Ascending Cotoneaster vs chainfruit

Cotoneaster ascendens compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Ascending Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Cotoneaster	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Alyxia
Species	Cotoneaster ascendens	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Cotoneaster and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Ascending Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Cotoneaster	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Ascending Cotoneaster

Ascending cotoneaster (Cotoneaster ascendens) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.