Agarwood vs Rough ray

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Raja radula

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Rough ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Rough ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Rajidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Raja
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Raja radula

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Rough ray
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.

Rough ray

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.