Agarwood vs mantled howler

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Alouatta palliata

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while mantled howler is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	mantled howler
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Atelidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Alouatta
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Alouatta palliata

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

mantled howler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	mantled howler
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.

mantled howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.