Blackboard Tree vs Panther Chameleon

Alstonia scholaris compared with Furcifer pardalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Panther Chameleon
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (пресмыкающиеся)
Order	Gentianales (горечавкоцветные)	Squamata (чешуйчатые)
Family	Apocynaceae	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus	Alstonia	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Furcifer pardalis

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Panther Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Panther Chameleon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	45 cm
Average Weight	—	180 g

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.

Panther Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

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.