Agarwood vs Midday Jird

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Malvales (아욱목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Aquilaria	Meriones
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

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.