Blackboard Tree vs Dotted Bee-fly

Alstonia scholaris compared with Bombylius discolor

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Dotted Bee-fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Dotted Bee-fly
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Gentianales (용담목)	Diptera (파리목)
Family	Apocynaceae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Alstonia	Bombylius
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Bombylius discolor

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Bee-fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Dotted Bee-fly
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.

Dotted Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.