Cactus aphid vs chainfruit

Aphis sedi compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Cactus aphid is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cactus aphid	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aphididae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aphis	Alyxia
Species	Aphis sedi	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Cactus aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cactus aphid	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cactus aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Cactus aphid

The Cactus aphid (Aphis sedi) is a species in the genus Aphis. 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.