Blackboard Tree vs Chimaera

Alstonia scholaris compared with Chimaera cubana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Chimaera
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Alstonia	Chimaera
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Chimaera cubana

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Chimaera
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.

Chimaera

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.

Chimaera

The Chimaera (Chimaera cubana) is a species in the genus Chimaera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.