chainfruit vs Frigid Cone

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Conus frigidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Frigid 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 frigidus

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Frigid Cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Frigid 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.

Frigid Cone

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, South Africa, and Taiwan.

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.