Blackboard Tree vs Broad-footed Mole

Alstonia scholaris compared with Scapanus latimanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Broad-footed Mole
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)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Gentianales (龙胆目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Alstonia	Scapanus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Scapanus latimanus

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Broad-footed Mole
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.

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Broad-footed Mole

The Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species in the genus Scapanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.