Agarwood vs Great stingaree

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Urolophus bucculentus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Great stingaree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Great stingaree
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Urolophidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Urolophus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Urolophus bucculentus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Great stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Great stingaree
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.

Great stingaree

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.