Agarwood vs Crescent Dart

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Agrotis trux

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Crescent Dart is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Crescent Dart
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Malvales (锦葵目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Agrotis
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Agrotis trux

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Crescent Dart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Crescent Dart
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.

Crescent Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, and Portugal.

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.