Agarwood vs intermediate oak fern

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	intermediate oak fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Gymnocarpium
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and intermediate oak fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	intermediate oak fern
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.

intermediate oak fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.