Agarwood vs

Aquilaria filaria compared with Planococcus citreus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Planococcus
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Planococcus citreus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Planococcus citreus is a lemon-yellow pigmented, Gram-positive coccus distinguished by its motility via peritrichous flagella, an unusual trait among cocci. It inhabits marine coastal environments and is commonly found in seawater and marine sediments. This aerobic bacterium obtains nutrients by decomposing organic matter in saline environments.