Agarwood vs Grey Waxcap

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Cuphophyllus lacmus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Grey Waxcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Grey Waxcap
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	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Cuphophyllus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Cuphophyllus lacmus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Grey Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Grey Waxcap
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.

Grey Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.