alstonia vs West Afrika Linsang

Alstonia boonei compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while West Afrika Linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	West Afrika Linsang
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Apocynaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Alstonia	Poiana
Species	Alstonia boonei	Poiana leightoni

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

West Afrika Linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	West Afrika Linsang
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alstonia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

West Afrika Linsang

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia boonei) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo. Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.