Agarwood vs Wormseed

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Wormseed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Dysphania
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Dysphania anthelmintica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Wormseed
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.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.