arrow-poison-tree vs Mountain Hemlock

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Tsuga mertensiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Mountain Hemlock
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Acokanthera	Tsuga
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Tsuga mertensiana

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Mountain Hemlock share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Hemlock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Mountain Hemlock
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.

Mountain Hemlock

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Iceland, 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.