chainfruit vs Gall wasp

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Diplolepis mayri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Gall wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cynipidae
Genus	Alyxia	Diplolepis
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Diplolepis mayri

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Gall wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Gall wasp
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 wasp

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.