chainfruit vs Pomace fly

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Drosophila melanogaster

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Pomace fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Pomace fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Drosophilidae
Genus	Alyxia	Drosophila
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Drosophila melanogaster

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Pomace fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Pomace fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Pomace fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.