Agarwood vs Migrant Spreadwing

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Lestes barbarus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Migrant Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Migrant Spreadwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Lestidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Lestes
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Lestes barbarus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Migrant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Migrant Spreadwing
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.

Migrant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and 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.