Blackboard Tree vs Itomaki-ei

Alstonia scholaris compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Itomaki-ei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Itomaki-ei
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Myliobatiformes (トビエイ目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Alstonia	Mobula
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Mobula japanica

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Itomaki-ei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Itomaki-ei
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.

Itomaki-ei

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

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.