Agarwood vs Lagos-rubber

Aquilaria filaria compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Funtumia
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Funtumia africana

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Lagos-rubber share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.