arrow-poison-tree vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Confusing Furrow Bee
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	Halictidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Halictus
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Halictus confusus

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Confusing Furrow Bee
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.

Confusing Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.