Agarwood vs silky cuscus

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Phalanger sericeus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while silky cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	silky cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Aquilaria	Phalanger
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Phalanger sericeus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

silky cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	silky cuscus
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.

silky cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.