Adlerholz vs Kletterfeige

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Ficus pumila

Key Differences

Adlerholz is Critically Endangered while Kletterfeige is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adlerholz	Kletterfeige
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvenartige)	Rosales (Rosenartige)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Moraceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Ficus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Ficus pumila

Evolutionary Relationship

Adlerholz and Kletterfeige share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Ansehen Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Adlerholz

CR — Critically Endangered

Kletterfeige

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adlerholz	Kletterfeige
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adlerholz

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Kletterfeige

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Singapore), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Adlerholz

The Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Kletterfeige

Climbing Fig, Ficus pumila, is a small-leaved, self-clinging vine in the family Moraceae native to eastern Asia, including China, Japan, Vietnam, and adjacent regions. It attaches firmly to walls, tree trunks, and rock surfaces using adhesive root-like holdfasts that grip the substrate tightly. The juvenile foliage consists of small, heart-shaped leaves that cover the climbing surface densely, while adult foliage on mature, non-climbing branches is larger and leathery. Climbing Fig produces the characteristic enclosed fig inflorescences (syconia) on adult branches, filled with small flowers pollinated by specialized fig wasps in a tight co-evolutionary relationship. The small, fleshy figs are produced abundantly on mature plants and are eaten by birds and mammals, facilitating seed dispersal. The species is one of the most widely cultivated ornamental climbers in warm climates worldwide, used to clothe walls, fences, pergolas, and buildings in gardens across the Mediterranean, subtropical, and tropical regions. It can cause long-term damage to masonry when holdfasts penetrate cracks. In suitable warm climates outside its native range, Climbing Fig can escape cultivation and become naturalized. The species is not threatened in its native Asian range.