chainfruit vs Scallop Shell

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Rheumaptera undulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Scallop Shell
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Geometridae
Genus	Alyxia	Rheumaptera
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Rheumaptera undulata

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Scallop Shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Scallop Shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Scallop Shell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, 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.