alstonia vs Bigeye Numbfish

Alstonia boonei compared with Narcine oculifera

Key Differences

alstonia is Least Concern while Bigeye Numbfish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Bigeye Numbfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Torpediniformes (electric ray)
Family	Apocynaceae	Narcinidae
Genus	Alstonia	Narcine
Species	Alstonia boonei	Narcine oculifera

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Bigeye Numbfish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Bigeye Numbfish
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.

Bigeye Numbfish

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.