Agarwood vs Ear tree

Aquilaria filaria compared with Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while Ear tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Ear tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Enterolobium
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Ear tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

Ear tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.