arrow-poison-tree vs Headfly

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Headfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Muscidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Hydrotaea
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Hydrotaea irritans

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Headfly
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.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.