Brazilian rosewood vs Devil fish

Aniba rosaeodora compared with Mobula mobular

Key Differences

• Brazilian rosewood is Critically Endangered while Devil fish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian rosewood	Devil fish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Lauraceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Aniba	Mobula
Species	Aniba rosaeodora	Mobula mobular

Conservation Status

Brazilian rosewood

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil fish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian rosewood	Devil fish
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.

Devil fish

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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