Brazilian rosewood vs Dark Spreadwing

Aniba rosaeodora compared with Lestes macrostigma

Key Differences

• Brazilian rosewood is Critically Endangered while Dark Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian rosewood	Dark Spreadwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Lauraceae	Lestidae
Genus	Aniba	Lestes
Species	Aniba rosaeodora	Lestes macrostigma

Conservation Status

Brazilian rosewood

CR — Critically Endangered

Dark Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian rosewood	Dark Spreadwing
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.

Dark Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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