Brazilian rosewood vs Cupped Ear

Aniba rosaeodora compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

• Brazilian rosewood is Critically Endangered while Cupped Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian rosewood	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Lauraceae	Otideaceae
Genus	Aniba	Otidea
Species	Aniba rosaeodora	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Brazilian rosewood

CR — Critically Endangered

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian rosewood	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian rosewood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brazilian rosewood

The Brazilian rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora) is a species in the genus Aniba. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the