Atlantic devil ray vs Blackboard Tree

Mobula hypostoma compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• Atlantic devil ray is Endangered while Blackboard Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic devil ray	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Myliobatidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mobula	Alstonia
Species	Mobula hypostoma	Alstonia scholaris

Conservation Status

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic devil ray	Blackboard Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic devil ray

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.

Atlantic devil ray

The Atlantic devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) is a species in the genus Mobula. 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.