Agarwood vs bilby

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Macrotis lagotis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while bilby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	bilby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Macrotis
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Macrotis lagotis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

bilby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	bilby
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.

bilby

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.

bilby

The Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is a species in the genus Macrotis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.