chainfruit vs Irish Major

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Irish Major
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Alyxia	Oxycera
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Oxycera fallenii

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Irish Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.