Blackboard Tree vs Millipede

Alstonia scholaris compared with Cylindroiulus latestriatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Millipede
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Julida (Julida)
Family	Apocynaceae	Julidae
Genus	Alstonia	Cylindroiulus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Cylindroiulus latestriatus

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Millipede
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.

Millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.