arrow-poison-tree vs Scarce Vapourer

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Orgyia recens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Scarce Vapourer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Erebidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Orgyia
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Orgyia recens

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Vapourer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Scarce Vapourer
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.

Scarce Vapourer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.