Agarwood vs Dalat Pine

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Pinus dalatensis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Dalat Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Dalat 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 dalatensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Dalat Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Dalat 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.

Dalat 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.