Agarwood vs sable antelope

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Hippotragus niger

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while sable antelope is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	sable antelope
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Aquilaria	Hippotragus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Hippotragus niger

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

sable antelope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	sable antelope
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.

sable antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.