Blackboard Tree vs Peg Lichen

Alstonia scholaris compared with Cladonia subcariosa

Key Differences

Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Peg Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Peg Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Cladonia
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Cladonia subcariosa

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Peg Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Peg Lichen
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.

Peg Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and 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.