arrow-poison-tree vs Heath Damselbug

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Nabis ericetorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Heath Damselbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Nabidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Nabis
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Nabis ericetorum

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Heath Damselbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Heath Damselbug
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.

Heath Damselbug

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.