bushman's-poison vs Duck Flea

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• bushman's-poison is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Ceratophyllus
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.