Agarwood vs Peking cotoneaster

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Cotoneaster acutifolius

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Peking cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Peking cotoneaster
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aquilaria	Cotoneaster
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Cotoneaster acutifolius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Peking cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Peking cotoneaster
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.

Peking cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Germany, Norway, and 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.