chainfruit vs Durham slug

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Arion flagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Durham slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Apocynaceae	Arionidae
Genus	Alyxia	Arion
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Arion flagellus

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Durham slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Durham slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Durham slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Africa (South Africa) and Europe (6 countries).

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.