Chinese Agarwood vs Fat-tailed Jird

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Fat-tailed Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Aquilaria	Pachyuromys
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Fat-tailed Jird
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.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.