Agarwood vs Variable Flying Fox

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aquilaria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Pteropus hypomelanus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Variable Flying Fox
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.

Variable Flying Fox

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.