alstonia vs Atif's Salamander

Alstonia boonei compared with Lyciasalamandra atifi

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while Atif's Salamander is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Atif's Salamander
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Apocynaceae	Salamandridae
Genus	Alstonia	Lyciasalamandra
Species	Alstonia boonei	Lyciasalamandra atifi

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Atif's Salamander

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Atif's Salamander
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.

Atif's Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.

Atif's Salamander

The Atif's Salamander (Lyciasalamandra atifi) is a species in the genus Lyciasalamandra. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.