Ash-bark Piercer vs chainfruit

Pammene suspectana compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Ash-bark Piercer is Near Threatened while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash-bark Piercer	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Tortricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pammene	Alyxia
Species	Pammene suspectana	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Ash-bark Piercer

NT — Near Threatened

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash-bark Piercer	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash-bark Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Ash-bark Piercer

Ash-bark piercer (Pammene suspectana) is a species in the genus Pammene. It is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. 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.