Agarwood vs Eastern Mole

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Malvales (मैलवेलीस)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Scalopus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

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.