bushman's-poison vs Pocketbook

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Lampsilis ovata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Pocketbook
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Apocynaceae	Unionidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Lampsilis
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Lampsilis ovata

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Pocketbook

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Pocketbook
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.

Pocketbook

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.