Agarwood vs truncate donax

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Donax trunculus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while truncate donax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	truncate donax
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Donacidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Donax
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Donax trunculus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

truncate donax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	truncate donax
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.

truncate donax

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.