Agarwood vs Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Blarinella wardi

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Malvales (锦葵目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Blarinella
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Blarinella wardi

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Burmese Short-tailed 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.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

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.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.