chainfruit vs red-shanked douc

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Pygathrix nemaeus

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while red-shanked douc is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	red-shanked douc
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Alyxia	Pygathrix
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Pygathrix nemaeus

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

red-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	red-shanked douc
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

red-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.