arrow-poison-tree vs marsh mealybug

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	marsh mealybug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Atrococcus
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Atrococcus paludinus

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	marsh mealybug
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.

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.