chainfruit vs marbled lungfish

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	marbled lungfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Protopteridae
Genus	Alyxia	Protopterus
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Protopterus aethiopicus

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	marbled lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.

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.