Agarwood vs Dwarf whip ray

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Brevitrygon walga

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Dwarf whip ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Dwarf whip ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Brevitrygon
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Brevitrygon walga

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Dwarf whip ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Dwarf whip ray
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.

Dwarf whip ray

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.