Agarwood vs Broad-footed Mole

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Scapanus latimanus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Broad-footed Mole
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	Talpidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Scapanus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Scapanus latimanus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Broad-footed Mole
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.

Broad-footed Mole

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.

Broad-footed Mole

The Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species in the genus Scapanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.