Blackboard Tree vs Plain Martin

Alstonia scholaris compared with Riparia paludicola

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Plain Martin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Plain Martin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Apocynaceae	Hirundinidae
Genus	Alstonia	Riparia
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Riparia paludicola

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Plain Martin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Plain Martin
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.

Plain Martin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.