bushman's-poison vs devil clam

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• bushman's-poison is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	devil clam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cardiidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Tridacna
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Tridacna mbalavuana

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.