Chinese Agarwood vs Maple Button

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Acleris forsskaleana

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Maple Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Maple Button
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Acleris
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Acleris forsskaleana

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Maple Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Maple Button
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.

Maple Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.