Agarwood vs devil clam

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	devil clam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cardiidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Tridacna
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Tridacna mbalavuana

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.