Agarwood vs Bladder Fern

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Bladder Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Cystopteris
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Cystopteris fragilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Bladder Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Bladder Fern
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.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan