Agarwood vs Lacustrine Vole

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Microtus limnophilus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Lacustrine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Lacustrine Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Microtus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Microtus limnophilus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Lacustrine Vole
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.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.