arrow-poison-tree vs Braconid wasp

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Cotesia vestalis

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Braconid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Braconid wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Apocynaceae	Braconidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Cotesia
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Cotesia vestalis

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Braconid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Braconid wasp
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.

Braconid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Braconid wasp

The Braconid wasp (Cotesia vestalis) is a species in the genus Cotesia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It is found in Denmark, Norway, Portugal, South Africa and Sweden.