Blackboard Tree vs Larder beetle

Alstonia scholaris compared with Dermestes lardarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Larder beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Alstonia	Dermestes
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Dermestes lardarius

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Larder beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Larder beetle
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.

Larder beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.