arrow-poison-tree vs Western yellowjacket

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Vespula pensylvanica

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Western yellowjacket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Western yellowjacket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Apocynaceae	Vespidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Vespula
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Vespula pensylvanica

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Western yellowjacket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Western yellowjacket
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.

Western yellowjacket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

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.