Agarwood vs fish-poison

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Phyllanthus brasiliensis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while fish-poison is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	fish-poison
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Phyllanthus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Phyllanthus brasiliensis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

fish-poison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	fish-poison
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.

fish-poison

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.