Agarwood vs large pheasant's-eye

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Adonis flammea

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while large pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	large pheasant's-eye
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Adonis
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Adonis flammea

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and large pheasant's-eye share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	large pheasant's-eye
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 pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.