Agarwood vs Corm dry rot

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Rigidoporus vinctus

Key Differences

Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Corm dry rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Corm dry rot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Meripilaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Rigidoporus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Rigidoporus vinctus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Corm dry rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Corm dry rot
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.

Corm dry rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

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.