arrow-poison-tree vs cottony hydrangea scale

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	cottony hydrangea 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	Pulvinaria
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

cottony hydrangea scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	cottony hydrangea 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.

cottony hydrangea scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.