Brazilian rosewood vs Devil's Tooth

Aniba rosaeodora compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

Brazilian rosewood is Critically Endangered while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian rosewood	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Lauraceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Aniba	Hydnellum
Species	Aniba rosaeodora	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Brazilian rosewood

CR — Critically Endangered

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian rosewood	Devil's Tooth
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's Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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