Agarwood vs Reed Vole

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Microtus fortis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Reed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Reed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Microtus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Microtus fortis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Reed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Reed Vole
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.

Reed Vole

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.