Agarwood vs European water vole

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	European water vole
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)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Arvicola
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Arvicola amphibius

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	European water vole
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.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.