Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift vs Wilde Fingerhirse

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Eleusine indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift	Wilde Fingerhirse
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Apocynaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acokanthera	Eleusine
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Eleusine indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift and Wilde Fingerhirse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift

LC — Least Concern

Wilde Fingerhirse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift	Wilde Fingerhirse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Wilde Fingerhirse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (23 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (11 countries).

Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift

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.