African Blackwood vs Amazon Rosewood

Dalbergia melanoxylon compared with Dalbergia spruceana

Key Differences

• African Blackwood is Near Threatened while Amazon Rosewood is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Blackwood	Amazon Rosewood
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Dalbergia	Dalbergia
Species	Dalbergia melanoxylon	Dalbergia spruceana

Evolutionary Relationship

African Blackwood and Amazon Rosewood share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dalbergia.

Conservation Status

African Blackwood

NT — Near Threatened

Amazon Rosewood

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Blackwood	Amazon Rosewood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Blackwood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, India, and Mozambique. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Amazon Rosewood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

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

African Blackwood

The African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon) is a species in the genus Dalbergia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and.

Amazon Rosewood

The Amazon Rosewood (Dalbergia spruceana) is a species in the genus Dalbergia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.