Teufelsbaum vs Lesser devilray

Alstonia scholaris compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Teufelsbaum is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Teufelsbaum	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 scholaris	Mobula kuhlii

Conservation Status

Teufelsbaum

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Teufelsbaum	Lesser devilray
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.

Lesser devilray

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.