Agarwood vs Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Aquilaria	Balantiopteryx
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Balantiopteryx infusca

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
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.

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.