Agarwood vs Round ray

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Irolita waitii

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Round ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Round ray
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Malvales (мальвоцветные)	Rajiformes (скатообразные)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Irolita
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Irolita waitii

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Round ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Round ray
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.

Round ray

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.