alstonia vs Highfin dogfish

Alstonia congensis compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Alstonia	Centroscyllium
Species	Alstonia congensis	Centroscyllium excelsum

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Highfin dogfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alstonia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Highfin dogfish

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia congensis) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guinea.