Agarwood vs Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Chaerephon johorensis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Chaerephon
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Chaerephon johorensis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
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 Northern Free-tailed Bat

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.