Brazilian rosewood vs Deviltree

Aniba rosaeodora compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Brazilian rosewood is Critically Endangered while Deviltree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian rosewood	Deviltree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Lauraceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aniba	Alstonia
Species	Aniba rosaeodora	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian rosewood and Deviltree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Brazilian rosewood

CR — Critically Endangered

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian rosewood	Deviltree
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.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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