Agarwood vs Felt Saddle

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Helvella macropus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Felt Saddle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Felt Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Helvella
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Helvella macropus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Felt Saddle
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.

Felt Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.