Agarwood vs Black flying fox

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Pteropus alecto

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Black flying fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Black flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aquilaria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Pteropus alecto

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Black flying fox
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.

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Black flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.