Blackboard Tree vs Lesser devilray

Alstonia scholaris compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Lesser devilray
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (용담목)	Myliobatiformes (매가오리목)
Family	Apocynaceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Alstonia	Mobula
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Mobula kuhlii

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Lesser devilray
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.

Lesser devilray

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.