Agarwood vs Plain Gold

Aquilaria filaria compared with Micropterix calthella

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while Plain Gold is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Plain Gold
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Micropterigidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Micropterix
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Micropterix calthella

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Plain Gold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.