Agarwood vs Assam Macaque

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Macaca assamensis

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Assam Macaque is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Assam Macaque
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)	Primates (サル目)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aquilaria	Macaca
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Macaca assamensis

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Assam Macaque

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Assam Macaque
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.

Assam Macaque

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.

Assam Macaque

The Assam Macaque (Macaca assamensis) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.