Agarwood vs Highfin dogfish

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Aquilaria	Centroscyllium
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Centroscyllium excelsum

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Highfin dogfish
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.

Highfin dogfish

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.