bushman's-poison vs Sap beetle

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Carpophilus marginellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Sap beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Apocynaceae	Nitidulidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Carpophilus
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Carpophilus marginellus

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Sap beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Sap 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.

Sap beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (20 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.