Agarwood vs Reed Bonnet

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Mycena belliarum

Key Differences

• Agarwood is Critically Endangered while Reed Bonnet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agarwood	Reed Bonnet
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	Mycenaceae
Genus	Aquilaria	Mycena
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Mycena belliarum

Conservation Status

Agarwood

CR — Critically Endangered

Reed Bonnet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agarwood	Reed Bonnet
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.

Reed Bonnet

Habitat

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

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.