Agarwood vs hooked threadwort

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Cephaloziella uncinata

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while hooked threadwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	hooked threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Cephaloziella
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Cephaloziella uncinata

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and hooked threadwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

hooked threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	hooked threadwort
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.

hooked threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.