African yellow wood vs Agarwood

Annickia affinis compared with Aquilaria malaccensis

Key Differences

• African yellow wood is Least Concern while Agarwood is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellow wood	Agarwood
Kingdom same	Plantae (पादप)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Malvales (मैलवेलीस)
Family	Annonaceae	Thymelaeaceae
Genus	Annickia	Aquilaria
Species	Annickia affinis	Aquilaria malaccensis

Evolutionary Relationship

African yellow wood and Agarwood share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)

Conservation Status

African yellow wood

LC — Least Concern

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellow wood	Agarwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellow wood

Habitat

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

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.

African yellow wood

The African yellow wood (Annickia affinis) is a species in the genus Annickia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.