Agarwood vs Oily Pectis

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Oily Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Oily Pectis
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aquilaria	Pectis
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Pectis tenuifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Oily Pectis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Oily Pectis
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.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.