Agarwood vs Java-bean

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Java-bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Senna
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Senna obtusifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Java-bean share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Java-bean
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.

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.