Agarwood vs dooryard sowbug

Aquilaria filaria compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Porcellio
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Agarwood

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