bushman's-poison vs Dock aphid

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Brachycaudus rumexicolens

Key Differences

• bushman's-poison is Least Concern while Dock aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Dock aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acokanthera	Brachycaudus
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Brachycaudus rumexicolens

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Dock aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Dock aphid
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.

Dock aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (19 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.