chainfruit vs Northern tamandua

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Northern tamandua
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Apocynaceae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Alyxia	Tamandua
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Northern tamandua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.