arrow-poison-tree vs cotton aphid

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	cotton aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acokanthera	Aphis
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Aphis gossypii

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	cotton aphid
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.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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.