Agarwood vs Milk snail

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Otala punctata

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Milk snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Milk snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Helicidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Otala
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Otala punctata

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Milk snail
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.

Milk snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.