Agarwood vs Mite

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Mite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Ornithonyssus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Mite
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.

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan