Agarwood vs Sallow Button

Aquilaria filaria compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Sallow Button
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Acleris
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Acleris hastiana

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.