Agarwood vs Dawson's cockle

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Sabulina dawsonensis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Dawson's cockle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Dawson's cockle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Sabulina
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Sabulina dawsonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Dawson's cockle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Dawson's cockle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Dawson's cockle
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.

Dawson's cockle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.