Agarwood vs fork-leaf cycas

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Cycas micholitzii

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	fork-leaf cycas
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Cycas
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Cycas micholitzii

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and fork-leaf cycas share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	fork-leaf cycas
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.

fork-leaf cycas

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.