Agarwood vs Mountain Cup

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Mountain Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Geopora
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Mountain Cup
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.

Mountain Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.