Agarwood vs Crested Drongo

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Dicrurus forficatus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Crested Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Crested Drongo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Dicruridae
Genus	Aquilaria	Dicrurus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Dicrurus forficatus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Crested Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Crested Drongo
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.

Crested Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.