Agarwood vs Yefen

Aquilaria filaria compared with Fuirena umbellata

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while Yefen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Yefen
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Fuirena
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Fuirena umbellata

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Yefen share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Yefen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

Yefen

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau), 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.