Agarwood vs Orange Disco

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Stereaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Aleurodiscus
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Orange Disco
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.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan