Agarwood vs Winged Floater

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Anodonta nuttalliana

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Winged Floater is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Winged Floater
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Unionidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Anodonta
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Anodonta nuttalliana

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Winged Floater

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Winged Floater
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.

Winged Floater

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.