Santal rouge vs White Padouk

Pterocarpus indicus compared with Pterocarpus mildbraedii

Key Differences

• Santal rouge is Endangered while White Padouk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Santal rouge	White Padouk
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	Pterocarpus	Pterocarpus
Species	Pterocarpus indicus	Pterocarpus mildbraedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Santal rouge and White Padouk share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pterocarpus.

Conservation Status

Santal rouge

EN — Endangered

White Padouk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Santal rouge	White Padouk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Santal rouge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Trinidad and Tobago), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, Palau). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

White Padouk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Santal rouge

The Amboyna Wood (Pterocarpus indicus) 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, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.