chainfruit vs Scotch Dwarf

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Elachista orstadii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Scotch Dwarf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Elachistidae
Genus	Alyxia	Elachista
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Elachista orstadii

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Scotch Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Scotch Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.