Agarwood vs Potto

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Perodicticus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Potto
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.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.