arrow-poison-tree vs dooryard sowbug

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Apocynaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Porcellio
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.