Agarwood vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Sorex minutissimus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Eurasian Least Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Malvales (мальвоцветные)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Sorex
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Sorex minutissimus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Eurasian Least Shrew
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.

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.