chainfruit vs Gall midge

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Contarinia nasturtii

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Gall midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Alyxia	Contarinia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Contarinia nasturtii

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Gall midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.