Agarwood vs Purple Needletail

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Purple Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Purple Needletail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Hirundapus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Hirundapus celebensis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Purple Needletail
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.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan