Agarwood vs bearded pig

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Sus barbatus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while bearded pig is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	bearded pig
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Suidae (Pigs)
Genus	Aquilaria	Sus (Pigs)
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Sus barbatus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

bearded pig

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	bearded pig
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.

bearded pig

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.

bearded pig

The Bearded pig (Sus barbatus) is a species in the genus Sus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.