Agarwood vs Nujiang Quyan

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Nujiang Quyan is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Nujiang Quyan
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	Talpidae
Genus	Aquilaria	Uropsilus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Uropsilus investigator

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Nujiang Quyan

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Nujiang Quyan
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.

Nujiang Quyan

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.