arrow-poison-tree vs Darkling beetle

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Tribolium destructor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Darkling beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Apocynaceae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Tribolium
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Tribolium destructor

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Darkling beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Darkling beetle
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.

Darkling beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (21 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.