Bastard Catclaw vs chainfruit

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Catclaw	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Microgramma	Alyxia
Species	Microgramma lycopodioides	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bastard Catclaw and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Catclaw	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.