Agarwood vs King Pin

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Chaenothecopsis debilis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while King Pin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	King Pin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Chaenothecopsis
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Chaenothecopsis debilis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

King Pin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	King Pin
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.

King Pin

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.