Agarwood vs Katung Fa

Aquilaria filaria compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Katung Fa
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Malvales (อันดับชบา)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Alstonia
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Agarwood and Katung Fa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Agarwood

The Agarwood (Aquilaria filaria) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.