alstonia vs Argentine angelshark

Alstonia boonei compared with Squatina occulta

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while Argentine angelshark is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Argentine angelshark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Squatiniformes (Squatiniformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Squatinidae
Genus	Alstonia	Squatina
Species	Alstonia boonei	Squatina occulta

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Argentine angelshark

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Argentine angelshark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Argentine angelshark

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.

Argentine angelshark

The Argentine angelshark (Squatina occulta) is a species in the genus Squatina. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.