chainfruit vs Ground bug

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Nysius atlantidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Ground bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Alyxia	Nysius
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Nysius atlantidum

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Ground bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Ground bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Ground bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.