Agarwood vs Lacquered Bracket

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Ganoderma
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Lacquered Bracket
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.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.