Agarwood vs Lumpy Bracket

Aquilaria filaria compared with Trametes gibbosa

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while Lumpy Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Lumpy Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Trametes
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Trametes gibbosa

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Lumpy Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lumpy Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Agarwood

The Agarwood (Aquilaria filaria) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.