African Barwood vs Ka'I Ygau (guarani)

Pterocarpus erinaceus compared with Plecturocebus pallescens

Key Differences

• African Barwood is Endangered while Ka'I Ygau (guarani) is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Barwood	Ka'I Ygau (guarani)
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Pterocarpus	Plecturocebus
Species	Pterocarpus erinaceus	Plecturocebus pallescens

Conservation Status

African Barwood

EN — Endangered

Ka'I Ygau (guarani)

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Barwood	Ka'I Ygau (guarani)
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Barwood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Ka'I Ygau (guarani)

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Barwood

The African Barwood (Pterocarpus erinaceus) is a species in the genus Pterocarpus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.