Agarwood vs puku

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Kobus vardonii

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while puku is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	puku
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Aquilaria	Kobus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Kobus vardonii

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

puku

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	puku
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.

puku

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.