Puulaa Puu Teh vs Reticulated Python

Alstonia scholaris compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Puulaa Puu Teh	Reticulated Python
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Squamata (อันดับกิ้งก่าและงู)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Alstonia	Python (Pythons)
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Python reticulatus

Conservation Status

Puulaa Puu Teh

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Puulaa Puu Teh	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Puulaa Puu Teh

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.

Reticulated Python

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

Puulaa Puu Teh

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.