Agarwood vs Narrowtail stingray

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Pastinachus gracilicaudus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Narrowtail stingray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Narrowtail stingray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Pastinachus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Pastinachus gracilicaudus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Narrowtail stingray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Narrowtail stingray
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.

Narrowtail stingray

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.