Agarwood vs Agrimony

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Agrimonia eupatoria

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Agrimony is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Agrimony
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Malvales (アオイ目)	Rosales (バラ目)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aquilaria	Agrimonia
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Agrimonia eupatoria

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Agrimony share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Agrimony
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.

Agrimony

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.