arrow-poison-tree vs Red Balau

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Red Balau
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Shorea
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Shorea carapae

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-poison-tree and Red Balau share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Red Balau
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.

Red Balau

Habitat

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

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.