arrow-poison-tree vs Black scale

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Saissetia oleae

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Black scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Black scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Saissetia
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Saissetia oleae

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Black scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Black scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-poison-tree

Habitat

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

Black scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Chile).

arrow-poison-tree

The Arrow-poison-tree, Acokanthera schimperi, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black scale

The Black scale (Saissetia oleae) is a species in the genus Saissetia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.