arrow-finned squid vs Blackboard Tree

Illex oxygonius compared with Alstonia scholaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-finned squid	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ommastrephidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Illex	Alstonia
Species	Illex oxygonius	Alstonia scholaris

Conservation Status

arrow-finned squid

LC — Least Concern

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-finned squid	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-finned squid

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.

arrow-finned squid

The Arrow-finned squid, Illex oxygonius, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern 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.