Agarwood vs Tickclover

Aquilaria filaria compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Tickclover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Desmodium
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Desmodium incanum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.