Blackboard Tree vs Hourglass Dolphin

Alstonia scholaris compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Gentianales (용담목)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Apocynaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Alstonia	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Hourglass Dolphin
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.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.