arrow-poison-tree vs pharaoh ant

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while pharaoh ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	pharaoh ant
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	Formicidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Monomorium
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Monomorium pharaonis

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	pharaoh ant
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.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.