Blackboard Tree vs Forest Lamb

Alstonia scholaris compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Albatrellus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Forest Lamb
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.

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.