chainfruit vs Fletcher scale

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Fletcher scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Fletcher scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Alyxia	Parthenolecanium
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Fletcher scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Fletcher scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Fletcher scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries) and North America (United States).

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.