Teufelsbaum vs Dusky wireworm

Alstonia scholaris compared with Agriotes obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Teufelsbaum	Dusky wireworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Coleoptera (Käfer)
Family	Apocynaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Alstonia	Agriotes
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Agriotes obscurus

Conservation Status

Teufelsbaum

LC — Least Concern

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Teufelsbaum	Dusky wireworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Teufelsbaum

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.

Dusky wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Teufelsbaum

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.