bushman's-poison vs Lined flat bark beetle

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Lined flat bark beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Apocynaceae	Laemophloeidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Cryptolestes
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Lined flat bark beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Lined flat bark beetle
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.

Lined flat bark beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (27 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.