chainfruit vs Gulf smoothhound

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Mustelus sinusmexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Gulf smoothhound
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Apocynaceae	Triakidae
Genus	Alyxia	Mustelus
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Mustelus sinusmexicanus

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Gulf smoothhound

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Gulf smoothhound
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Gulf smoothhound

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.