arrow-poison-tree vs Green Tortoise Beetle

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Cassida viridis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Green Tortoise Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Apocynaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Cassida
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Cassida viridis

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Green Tortoise Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Green Tortoise Beetle
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 Tortoise Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.