arrow-poison-tree vs striped hawk-moth

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Hyles livornica

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while striped hawk-moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	striped hawk-moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sphingidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Hyles
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Hyles livornica

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

striped hawk-moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	striped hawk-moth
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.

striped hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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