Chinese Agarwood vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Crossarchus
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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.