Agarwood vs Tree Worm

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Bimastos rubidus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Tree Worm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Tree Worm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Bimastos
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Bimastos rubidus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Tree Worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Tree Worm
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.

Tree Worm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.