Agarwood vs Chinese Agarwood

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Aquilaria sinensis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Chinese Agarwood is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Chinese Agarwood
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malvales (Malvales)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family same	Thymelaeaceae	Thymelaeaceae
Genus same	Aquilaria	Aquilaria
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Aquilaria sinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Chinese Agarwood share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aquilaria.

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Chinese Agarwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

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.

Chinese Agarwood

Habitat

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

Agarwood

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.

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.