Agarwood vs Marsh tick

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Marsh tick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Ixodidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Ixodes
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Ixodes apronophorus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Marsh tick
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.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.