bushman's-poison vs Cereal Fly

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• bushman's-poison is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Cereal Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Geomyza
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Geomyza tripunctata

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).