Agarwood vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Choeronycteris
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Choeronycteris mexicana

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
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.

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

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.