Agarwood vs Mango

Aquilaria filaria compared with Mangifera indica

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while Mango is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Mango
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Mangifera
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Mangifera indica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Mango

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Mango
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

Mango

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.