African chimaera vs alstonia

Hydrolagus africanus compared with Alstonia boonei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African chimaera	alstonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Holocephali (Holocephali)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Chimaeridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Hydrolagus	Alstonia
Species	Hydrolagus africanus	Alstonia boonei

Conservation Status

African chimaera

LC — Least Concern

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African chimaera	alstonia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African chimaera

alstonia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

African chimaera

The African chimaera (Hydrolagus africanus) is a species in the genus Hydrolagus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia boonei) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo. Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.