arrow-poison-tree vs spirea aphid

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Aphis spiraecola

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while spirea aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	spirea aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acokanthera	Aphis
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Aphis spiraecola

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

spirea aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	spirea aphid
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.

spirea aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi), Asia (Georgia, Israel), Europe (19 countries), North America (Barbados, Dominica, United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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.