Agarwood vs Cuban Pine

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Pinus cubensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Cuban 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	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Aquilaria	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Pinus cubensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Cuban Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Cuban 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.

Cuban Pine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Cuba.

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.