Blackboard Tree vs Finspot ray

Alstonia scholaris compared with Raja cervigoni

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Finspot ray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Finspot ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Rajidae
Genus	Alstonia	Raja
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Raja cervigoni

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Finspot ray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Finspot ray
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.

Finspot ray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.