Agarwood vs Pleated tunicate

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Styela plicata

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Pleated tunicate is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Pleated tunicate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Styelidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Styela
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Styela plicata

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Pleated tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Pleated tunicate
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.

Pleated tunicate

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Senegal, South Africa), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela).

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.