Agarwood vs Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Saimiri boliviensis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Black-capped Squirrel Monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Saimiri
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Saimiri boliviensis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
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.

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

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.

Black-capped Squirrel Monkey

The Black-capped Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis) is a species in the genus Saimiri. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.