Agarwood vs Rough-Tailed

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Bathytoshia
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Bathytoshia centroura

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Rough-Tailed
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-Tailed

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.