Agarwood vs Lemon Pachyphloeus

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Pachyphlodes citrina

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Lemon Pachyphloeus is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Lemon Pachyphloeus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Pachyphlodes
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Pachyphlodes citrina

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Lemon Pachyphloeus

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Lemon Pachyphloeus
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.

Lemon Pachyphloeus

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.