Chinese Agarwood vs Devilray

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Devilray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Devilray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Mobula
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Mobula japanica

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Devilray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Agarwood

Habitat

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

Devilray

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

Chinese Agarwood

The Chinese Agarwood (Aquilaria sinensis) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.