Agarwood vs Aracá Uakari

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Cacajao ayresi

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Aracá Uakari is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Aracá Uakari
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Cacajao
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Cacajao ayresi

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Aracá Uakari

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Aracá Uakari

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Agarwood

The Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Aracá Uakari

The Aracá Uakari (Cacajao ayresi) is a species in the genus Cacajao. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.