Agarwood vs Large Fleck-winged Snipefly

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Rhagio notatus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Large Fleck-winged Snipefly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Large Fleck-winged Snipefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Rhagionidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Rhagio
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Rhagio notatus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Fleck-winged Snipefly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Large Fleck-winged Snipefly
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.

Large Fleck-winged Snipefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.