arrow-poison-tree vs Flea

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	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.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.