Agarwood vs Mango

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Mangifera indica

Key Differences

Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Mango is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Mango
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Mangifera
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Mangifera indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Mango share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Mango

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Mango
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.

Mango

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.