chainfruit vs Indian Roller

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Coracias benghalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Indian Roller
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Coraciidae
Genus	Alyxia	Coracias
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Coracias benghalensis

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Indian Roller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Indian Roller
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Indian Roller

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Asia (Saudi Arabia) and Europe (5 countries).

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.