Agarwood vs

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Nemania diffusa

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Xylariaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Nemania
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Nemania diffusa

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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