Santal rouge vs camwood

Pterocarpus indicus compared with Pterocarpus osun

Key Differences

• Santal rouge is Endangered while camwood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Santal rouge	camwood
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 osun

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Santal rouge

EN — Endangered

camwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Santal rouge	camwood
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.

camwood

Habitat

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

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.

camwood

The Camwood (Pterocarpus osun) is a species in the genus Pterocarpus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.