Agarwood vs Black-spotted Cuscus

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Spilocuscus rufoniger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Black-spotted Cuscus
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)	Diprotodontia (カンガルー目)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Aquilaria	Spilocuscus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Spilocuscus rufoniger

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Black-spotted Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Black-spotted Cuscus
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.

Black-spotted Cuscus

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.

Black-spotted Cuscus

The Black-spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger) is a species in the genus Spilocuscus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.