arrow-poison-tree vs Nile Crocodile

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Crocodylus niloticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Nile Crocodile
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Crocodylia (Crocodilians)
Family	Apocynaceae	Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus	Acokanthera	Crocodylus (True Crocodiles)
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Crocodylus niloticus

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Nile Crocodile

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~500.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Nile Crocodile
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	70 years
Average Length	—	5.0 m
Average Weight	—	750.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-poison-tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Nile Crocodile

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Distributed across Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, and Tanzania.

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.

Nile Crocodile

The Nile crocodile is one of the largest reptiles in the world and is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa.