Agarwood vs Hover fly

Aquilaria filaria compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Eumerus
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Eumerus strigatus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.