Agarwood vs Silk-Button Spangle Gall

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Neuroterus numismalis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Silk-Button Spangle Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Silk-Button Spangle Gall
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cynipidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Neuroterus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Neuroterus numismalis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Silk-Button Spangle Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Silk-Button Spangle Gall
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.

Silk-Button Spangle Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.