Agarwood vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Japanese Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Pipistrellus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Pipistrellus abramus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Japanese Pipistrelle
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.

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan