Agarwood vs Pacific Maple

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Pacific Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Aglaia
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Aglaia cucullata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Pacific Maple
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.

Pacific Maple

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.