arrow-poison-tree vs green peach aphid

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Myzus persicae

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while green peach aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	green peach aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acokanthera	Myzus
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Myzus persicae

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

green peach aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	green peach aphid
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.

green peach aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (33 countries), and South America (Chile, Venezuela).

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.