Blackboard Tree vs flat millipede

Alstonia scholaris compared with Polydesmus angustus

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while flat millipede is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	flat millipede
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Apocynaceae	Polydesmidae
Genus	Alstonia	Polydesmus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Polydesmus angustus

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

flat millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	flat millipede
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.

flat millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.