chainfruit vs flag cone

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Conus vexillum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank chainfruit flag cone
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family Apocynaceae Conidae
Genus Alyxia Conus
Species Alyxia ilicifolia Conus vexillum

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

flag cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute chainfruit flag cone
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

flag cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (Norway).

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.

flag cone

No description available.

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