Agarwood vs Long Tom Widow

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Dingana angusta

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Long Tom Widow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Long Tom Widow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aquilaria	Dingana
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Dingana angusta

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Long Tom Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Long Tom Widow
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.

Long Tom Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.