Agarwood vs Oakleaf Cyanea

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Cyanea quercifolia

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Oakleaf Cyanea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Oakleaf Cyanea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cyaneidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Cyanea
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Cyanea quercifolia

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Oakleaf Cyanea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Oakleaf Cyanea
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.

Oakleaf Cyanea

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.