Blackboard Tree vs marbled newt

Alstonia scholaris compared with Triturus marmoratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	marbled newt
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Apocynaceae	Salamandridae
Genus	Alstonia	Triturus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Triturus marmoratus

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

marbled newt

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	marbled newt
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.

marbled newt

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.