arrow-poison-tree vs Large Copper

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Lycaena dispar

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Large Copper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Lycaena
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Lycaena dispar

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Large Copper
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.

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

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.

Large Copper

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.