Agarwood vs Formosan rock macaque

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Formosan rock macaque
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aquilaria	Macaca
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Macaca cyclopis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Formosan rock macaque
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.

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and 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.