Chinese Agarwood vs Weevil

Aquilaria sinensis compared with Sitona cylindricollis

Key Differences

• Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable while Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Agarwood	Weevil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Curculionidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Sitona
Species	Aquilaria sinensis	Sitona cylindricollis

Conservation Status

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Agarwood	Weevil
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.

Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.