Agarwood vs Gilded Domecap

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Calocybe favrei

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Gilded Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Gilded Domecap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Calocybe
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Calocybe favrei

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Gilded Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Gilded Domecap
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.

Gilded Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.