chainfruit vs Newstead scale

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Newstead scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Newstead scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Alyxia	Lepidosaphes
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Newstead scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.