Blackboard Tree vs Variable Dancer

Alstonia scholaris compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Variable Dancer
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)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Alstonia	Argia
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Argia fumipennis

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Variable Dancer
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.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.