bushman's-poison vs Nose botfly

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Nose botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Acokanthera	Gasterophilus
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Nose botfly
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.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.