Agarwood vs Hourglass Dolphin

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Aquilaria	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Hourglass Dolphin
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.

Hourglass Dolphin

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.