arrow-poison-tree vs Mud Dauber

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Mud Dauber
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sphecidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Sceliphron
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Sceliphron caementarium

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Mud Dauber
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.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

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.