Blackboard Tree vs brittlestar

Alstonia scholaris compared with Amphiura filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Echinodermata (극피동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Ophiuroidea (거미불가사리류)
Order	Gentianales (용담목)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Apocynaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Alstonia	Amphiura
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Amphiura filiformis

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	brittlestar
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.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura filiformis) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.