Blackboard Tree vs Gold Tooth

Alstonia scholaris compared with Hydnellum auratile

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Gold Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Gold Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Gentianales (용담목)	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)
Family	Apocynaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Alstonia	Hydnellum
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Hydnellum auratile

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Gold Tooth
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.

Gold Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.