Blackboard Tree vs Cagua Treefrog

Alstonia scholaris compared with Boana alemani

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Cagua Treefrog is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Cagua Treefrog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Apocynaceae	Hylidae
Genus	Alstonia	Boana
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Boana alemani

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Cagua Treefrog

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Cagua Treefrog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Cagua Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.

Cagua Treefrog

The Cagua Treefrog (Boana alemani) is a species in the genus Boana. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.