Agarwood vs Foxtail Smut

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Urocystis
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Foxtail Smut
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.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.