vs Agarwood

Achroonema proteiforme compared with Aquilaria malaccensis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Agarwood is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Agarwood
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pelonemataceae	Thymelaeaceae
Genus	Achroonema	Aquilaria
Species	Achroonema proteiforme	Aquilaria malaccensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Agarwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Agarwood

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Achroonema proteiforme is a colorless, gliding filamentous bacterium found in freshwater sediments and organic-rich muds. It belongs to a group of bacteria that degrade organic matter in anoxic or microaerobic benthic habitats.

Agarwood

The Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.