arrow-poison-tree vs Carmine spider mite

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Tetranychus urticae

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Carmine spider mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Carmine spider mite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Tetranychidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Tetranychus
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Tetranychus urticae

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Carmine spider mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Carmine spider mite
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.

Carmine spider mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Gambia, South Africa), Asia (China, Mongolia, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Carmine spider mite

The Carmine Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae) is a species in the genus Tetranychus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.