arrow-poison-tree vs Peppery Bolete

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Chalciporus piperatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Peppery Bolete
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Boletaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Chalciporus
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Chalciporus piperatus

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Peppery Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Peppery Bolete
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.

Peppery Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.