arrow-poison-tree vs Gharial

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Gavialis gangeticus

Key Differences

arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Gharial is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Gharial
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Crocodylia (Crocodilians)
Family	Apocynaceae	Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus	Acokanthera	Crocodylus (True Crocodiles)
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Gavialis gangeticus

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Gharial

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~650

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Gharial
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	60 years
Average Length	—	5.0 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-poison-tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gharial

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across India and Nepal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.