Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift vs Stink-Kassie

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Senna occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift	Stink-Kassie
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Apocynaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Senna
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Senna occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift and Stink-Kassie share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift

LC — Least Concern

Stink-Kassie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift	Stink-Kassie
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.

Stink-Kassie

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

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.