bushman's-poison vs Small Red Damsel

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• bushman's-poison is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Apocynaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Ceriagrion
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Ceriagrion tenellum

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Small Red Damsel
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.

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.