arrow-poison-tree vs Leopard Earthball

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Scleroderma
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Leopard Earthball
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.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.