Agarwood vs Toad's Ear

Aquilaria filaria compared with Otidea bufonia

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Vulnerable while Toad's Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Otideaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Otidea
Species	Aquilaria filaria	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Agarwood

VU — Vulnerable

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Toad's Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agarwood

Habitat

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

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.