Agarwood vs Roughback Whipray

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Roughback Whipray
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	Fluvitrygon
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Roughback Whipray
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.

Roughback Whipray

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.