Blackboard Tree vs Springtail

Alstonia scholaris compared with Folsomia candida

Key Differences

Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Springtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Springtail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Collembola (springtail)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Entomobryomorpha (Entomobryomorpha)
Family	Apocynaceae	Isotomidae
Genus	Alstonia	Folsomia
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Folsomia candida

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Springtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Springtail
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.

Springtail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.