alstonia vs Dwarf whip ray

Alstonia boonei compared with Brevitrygon walga

Key Differences

• alstonia is Least Concern while Dwarf whip ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alstonia	Dwarf whip ray
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (龙胆目)	Myliobatiformes (鱝目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Alstonia	Brevitrygon
Species	Alstonia boonei	Brevitrygon walga

Conservation Status

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf whip ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alstonia	Dwarf whip ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alstonia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Dwarf whip ray

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia boonei) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo. Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.