arrow-poison-tree vs ground lackey

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Malacosoma castrense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	ground lackey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Malacosoma
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Malacosoma castrense

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

ground lackey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	ground lackey
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.

ground lackey

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.