arrow-poison-tree vs Scotch Burnet

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Zygaena exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Scotch Burnet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Zygaena
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Zygaena exulans

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Burnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Scotch Burnet
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.

Scotch Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.