Blackboard Tree vs Hottentot Teal

Alstonia scholaris compared with Spatula hottentota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Hottentot Teal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Alstonia	Spatula
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Spatula hottentota

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Hottentot Teal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Hottentot Teal
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.

Hottentot Teal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.