Blackboard Tree vs Zang Shutu

Alstonia scholaris compared with Ochotona thibetana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Zang Shutu
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)	Lagomorpha (兔形目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Alstonia	Ochotona
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Ochotona thibetana

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Zang Shutu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Zang Shutu
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.

Zang Shutu

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.