Agarwood vs Red Fold Truffle

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Key Differences

Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Red Fold Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Discinaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Hydnotrya
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Red Fold Truffle
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.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.