Agarwood vs Jerine's Widow

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Dingana jerinae

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Jerine's Widow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Jerine's Widow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aquilaria	Dingana
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Dingana jerinae

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Jerine's Widow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Jerine's Widow
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.

Jerine's Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.