Agarwood vs Mountain Webcap

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Mountain Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Mountain Webcap
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	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Cortinarius
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Mountain Webcap
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 Webcap

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.