Agarwood vs Maple Button

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Acleris forsskaleana

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Maple Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Maple Button
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Acleris
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Acleris forsskaleana

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Maple Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Maple Button
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.

Maple Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.