Agarwood vs Ocellated Emerald

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Somatochlora minor

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Ocellated Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Somatochlora
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Somatochlora minor

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Ocellated Emerald
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.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.