Agarwood vs American water shrew

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Sorex palustris

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while American water shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	American water shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Malvales (アオイ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Sorex
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Sorex palustris

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

American water shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	American water 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.

American water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

American water shrew

The American water shrew (Sorex palustris) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.