Agarwood vs Window Gnat

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Window Gnat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Sylvicola
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Sylvicola fenestralis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.