arrow-poison-tree vs Fruit Fly

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Urophora cardui

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Fruit Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Tephritidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Urophora
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Urophora cardui

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Fruit Fly
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.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.