Agarwood vs Seaside Dragonlet

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Erythrodiplax berenice

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Seaside Dragonlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Seaside Dragonlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Erythrodiplax
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Erythrodiplax berenice

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Seaside Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Seaside Dragonlet
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.

Seaside Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.