Agarwood vs Round Ray

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Rajella fyllae

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Round Ray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Round 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	Rajella
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Rajella fyllae

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Round Ray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Round 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.

Round Ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.