Agarwood vs Newstead scale

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Newstead scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Newstead scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Aquilaria	Lepidosaphes
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Newstead scale
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.

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.