arrow-poison-tree vs Purple Needletail

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Purple Needletail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Hirundapus
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Hirundapus celebensis

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Purple Needletail
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.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.