Blackboard Tree vs Rock Kestrel

Alstonia scholaris compared with Falco rupicolus

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Rock Kestrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Rock Kestrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Falconidae
Genus	Alstonia	Falco
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Falco rupicolus

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Rock Kestrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Rock Kestrel
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.

Rock Kestrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.