Blackboard Tree vs Orange Polypore

Alstonia scholaris compared with Hapalopilus croceus

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Orange Polypore is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Orange Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Hapalopilus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Hapalopilus croceus

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Orange Polypore

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Orange Polypore
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.

Orange Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.