Cay Sua vs Tiny Earthstar

Alstonia scholaris compared with Geastrum minimum

Key Differences

Cay Sua is Least Concern while Tiny Earthstar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cay Sua	Tiny Earthstar
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Bộ Long đởm)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Geastraceae
Genus	Alstonia	Geastrum
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Geastrum minimum

Conservation Status

Cay Sua

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Earthstar

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cay Sua	Tiny Earthstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cay Sua

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.

Tiny Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Cay Sua

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.