Agarwood vs Black Iris

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Iris nigricans

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Black Iris is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Black Iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Iris
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Iris nigricans

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Black Iris

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Black Iris
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 Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 Iris

The Black Iris (Iris nigricans) is a species in the genus Iris. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Detailed ecological data for this species continues to be documented through ongoing taxonomic and conservation research.