Agarwood vs Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Alticola barakshin

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Malvales (мальвоцветные)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Alticola
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Alticola barakshin

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka
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.

Gobi-altaiskaya Polyovka

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.