Agarwood vs Blind Small-eared Shrew

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Cryptotis niausa

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Blind Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Cryptotis
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Cryptotis niausa

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Blind Small-eared Shrew
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.

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Blind Small-eared Shrew

The Blind Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis niausa) is a species in the genus Cryptotis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.