Brazilian rosewood vs Lesser devilray

Aniba rosaeodora compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Brazilian rosewood is Critically Endangered while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian rosewood	Lesser 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 kuhlii

Conservation Status

Brazilian rosewood

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian rosewood	Lesser 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.

Lesser devilray

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