Blackboard Tree vs Galapagos Kelp

Alstonia scholaris compared with Eisenia galapagensis

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Galapagos Kelp is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Galapagos Kelp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Alstonia	Eisenia
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Eisenia galapagensis

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Galapagos Kelp

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Galapagos Kelp
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.

Galapagos Kelp

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.