Chinese Agarwood vs Formosan Serow

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Aquilaria	Capricornis
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.