bilberry vs chainfruit

Vaccinium myrtillus compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bilberry	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ericaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Vaccinium	Alyxia
Species	Vaccinium myrtillus	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bilberry

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bilberry	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bilberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil).

chainfruit

Habitat

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

bilberry

The Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a species in the genus Vaccinium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.