bushman's-poison vs soldier beetle

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Cantharis rustica

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

soldier beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	soldier 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.

soldier beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.