arrow-poison-tree vs Northern Firefly

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Northern Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Acokanthera	Pyractomena
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Pyractomena borealis

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Northern Firefly
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.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.