Agarwood vs Atlantic devil ray

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Mobula hypostoma

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Atlantic devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Atlantic devil ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Mobula
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Mobula hypostoma

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Atlantic devil ray
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.

Atlantic devil ray

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.

Atlantic devil ray

The Atlantic devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.