Agarwood vs Greater Long-tongued Bat

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Choeroniscus periosus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Greater Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Choeroniscus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Choeroniscus periosus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Greater Long-tongued Bat
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 Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.