chainfruit vs Single-Spored Map Lichen

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Rhizocarpon disporum

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Single-Spored Map Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Single-Spored Map Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Rhizocarpon
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Rhizocarpon disporum

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Single-Spored Map Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Single-Spored Map Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Single-Spored Map Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.