Agarwood vs Gall midge

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Dasineura gentneri

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Gall midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Dasineura
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Dasineura gentneri

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Gall midge
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.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.