Agarwood vs Desert Long-eared Bat

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Otonycteris hemprichii

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Desert Long-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Desert Long-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Otonycteris
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Otonycteris hemprichii

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Desert Long-eared 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.

Desert Long-eared 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.