Agarwood vs Lesser Scalewort

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Frullania microphylla

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Lesser Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Frullania
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Frullania microphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Lesser Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Lesser Scalewort
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 Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.