Agarwood vs scroll coral

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Agaricia undata

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while scroll coral is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	scroll coral
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Anthozoa
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Agariciidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Agaricia
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Agaricia undata

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

scroll coral

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	scroll coral
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.

scroll coral

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.