bushman's-poison vs Violet checkered beetle

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cleridae
Genus	Acokanthera	Necrobia
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Necrobia violacea

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Violet checkered 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.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 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.