arrow-poison-tree vs Rusty Dot

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Rusty Dot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Crambidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Udea
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Udea ferrugalis

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Rusty Dot
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.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 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.