Agarwood vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aquilaria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Pteropus gilliardorum

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Gilliard's Flying Fox
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.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

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.