chainfruit vs Orange-vented Mason Bee

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Osmia leaiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Orange-vented Mason Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Apocynaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Alyxia	Osmia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Osmia leaiana

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Orange-vented Mason Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Orange-vented Mason Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Orange-vented Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.