Agarwood vs Wau-beech

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Magnolia tsiampacca

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Wau-beech is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Wau-beech
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Magnoliaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Magnolia
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Magnolia tsiampacca

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Wau-beech share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Wau-beech

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Wau-beech
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.

Wau-beech

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.