chainfruit vs Plant bug

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Atractotomus kolenatii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Plant bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Miridae
Genus	Alyxia	Atractotomus
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Atractotomus kolenatii

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Plant bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Plant bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Plant bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.