Agarwood vs East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Tadarida insignis

Key Differences

Agarwood is Critically Endangered while East Asian Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	East Asian Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Tadarida
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Tadarida insignis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	East Asian Free-tailed 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.

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.