Agarwood vs Dull-vented Sharp-tail Bee

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Coelioxys elongatus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Dull-vented Sharp-tail Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Dull-vented Sharp-tail Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Coelioxys
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Coelioxys elongatus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Dull-vented Sharp-tail Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Dull-vented Sharp-tail Bee
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.

Dull-vented Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.