Arayat Pitogo vs Blackboard Tree

Cycas riuminiana compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• Arayat Pitogo is Endangered while Blackboard Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arayat Pitogo	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cycadaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cycas	Alstonia
Species	Cycas riuminiana	Alstonia scholaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Arayat Pitogo and Blackboard Tree share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Arayat Pitogo

EN — Endangered

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arayat Pitogo	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arayat Pitogo

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Arayat Pitogo

The Arayat Pitogo (Cycas riuminiana) is a species in the genus Cycas. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.