Agarwood vs Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Haliaeetus ichthyaetus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Gray-headed Fish-Eagle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Aquilaria	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Haliaeetus ichthyaetus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
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.

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.