Agarwood vs Brown Pine

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Podocarpus neriifolius

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Brown Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Brown Pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Podocarpus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Podocarpus neriifolius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Brown Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Brown Pine
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.

Brown Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.

Brown Pine

The Brown Pine (Podocarpus neriifolius) is a species in the genus Podocarpus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.