alstonia vs Dwarf catshark

Alstonia boonei compared with Asymbolus parvus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Dwarf catshark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Apocynaceae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Alstonia	Asymbolus
Species	Alstonia boonei	Asymbolus parvus

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Dwarf catshark
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.

Dwarf catshark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.