chainfruit vs Lesser devilray

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Lesser devilray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Alyxia	Mobula
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Mobula kuhlii

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Lesser devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Lesser devilray

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.