Agarwood vs North American least shrew

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Cryptotis parva

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while North American least shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	North American least shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Cryptotis
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	North American least shrew
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.

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.