bushman's-poison vs Rusty Dot

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• bushman's-poison is Least Concern while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Rusty Dot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Crambidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Udea
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Udea ferrugalis

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Rusty Dot
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.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).

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.