Agarwood vs mountain hare

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Lepus timidus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while mountain hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	mountain hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Aquilaria	Lepus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Lepus timidus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	mountain hare
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.

mountain hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.