Agarwood vs Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Chaerephon chapini

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Chapin's Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Chaerephon
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Chaerephon chapini

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Chapin's Free-tailed Bat
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.

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

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.

Chapin's Free-tailed Bat

The Chapin's Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon chapini) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.