bushman's-poison vs Tufted Clusterfly

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Pollenia pediculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Polleniidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Pollenia
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Pollenia pediculata

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Tufted Clusterfly
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.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.