Agarwood vs Korlan

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Nephelium hypoleucum

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Korlan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Korlan
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Nephelium
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Nephelium hypoleucum

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Korlan share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Korlan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Korlan
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.

Korlan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.