Agarwood vs Dusky Spreadwing

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Lestes concinnus

Key Differences

Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Dusky Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Dusky Spreadwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Lestidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Lestes
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Lestes concinnus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Dusky Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Dusky Spreadwing
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.

Dusky Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.