bushman's-poison vs sun shell

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	sun shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Apocynaceae	Turbinidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Astraea
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	sun shell
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.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.