Agarwood vs Blue Flag

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Iris versicolor

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Blue Flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Blue Flag
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 versicolor

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Blue Flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Blue Flag
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.

Blue Flag

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Blue Flag

The Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.