Chinese Agarwood vs Dover Dwarf

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Perittia farinella

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Dover Dwarf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Dover Dwarf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Elachistidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Perittia
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Perittia farinella

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Dover Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Dover Dwarf
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.

Dover Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.