Blackboard Tree vs Leopard Numbfish

Alstonia scholaris compared with Narcine leoparda

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Leopard Numbfish is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Leopard Numbfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Torpediniformes (electric ray)
Family	Apocynaceae	Narcinidae
Genus	Alstonia	Narcine
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Narcine leoparda

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Numbfish

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Leopard Numbfish
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.

Leopard Numbfish

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.