bushman's-poison vs herald snail

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Carychium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	herald snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Ellobiida (Ellobiida)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ellobiidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Carychium
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Carychium minimum

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

herald snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	herald snail
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.

herald snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.