Brazilian rosewood vs Devilray

Aniba rosaeodora compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

• Brazilian rosewood is Critically Endangered while Devilray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian rosewood	Devilray
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 japanica

Conservation Status

Brazilian rosewood

CR — Critically Endangered

Devilray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian rosewood	Devilray
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.

Devilray

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

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