chainfruit vs Spotted Ray

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Bathyraja albomaculata

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Spotted Ray is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Spotted Ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Alyxia	Bathyraja
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Bathyraja albomaculata

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Spotted Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Spotted Ray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.