alstonia vs Lesser devilray

Alstonia boonei compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Lesser devilray
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Myliobatiformes (Stechrochenartige)
Family	Apocynaceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Alstonia	Mobula
Species	Alstonia boonei	Mobula kuhlii

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Lesser devilray
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.

Lesser devilray

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.