Agarwood vs hooked-pepperwort

Aquilaria filaria compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Marsilea
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Marsilea vestita

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and hooked-pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	hooked-pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.