Agarwood vs Greater dodder

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Greater dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Cuscuta
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Cuscuta europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Greater dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Greater dodder
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.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.