Blackboard Tree vs Variable Chafer

Alstonia scholaris compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Variable Chafer
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Gentianales (龙胆目)	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Alstonia	Gnorimus
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Gnorimus variabilis

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.