Agarwood vs Lesser bilby

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Lesser bilby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Macrotis
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Macrotis leucura

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Lesser bilby
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.

Lesser bilby

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.