Blackboard Tree vs Mackerel shark

Alstonia scholaris compared with Lamna ditropis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Mackerel shark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks)
Genus	Alstonia	Lamna
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Lamna ditropis

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Mackerel shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Mackerel shark
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.

Mackerel shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.