chainfruit vs Staph beetle

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Tasgius winkleri

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Staph beetle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Staph beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Apocynaceae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Alyxia	Tasgius
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Tasgius winkleri

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.