arrow-poison-tree vs Dowdy Plume

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Acokanthera	Stenoptilia
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Dowdy Plume
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.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

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.