arrow-poison-tree vs Duck Flea

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Ceratophyllus
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.